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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Intercessor

· In·ter·ces·sor · IPA /ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌsɛsə(ɹ)/
01 n. One who goes between, or intercedes; a mediator.
  1. 1.
    One who goes between, or intercedes; a mediator.
  2. 2.
    A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is installed.(Eccl.)