01 v. t. To cause to act through an agent or to hold a subordinate position; to annex; -- specifically applied to the annexation during the former G…
imp. & p. p.
Mediatized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Mediatizing
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To cause to act through an agent or to hold a subordinate position; to annex; -- specifically applied to the annexation during the former German empire of a smaller German state to a larger, while allowing it a nominal sovereignty, and its prince his rank.“The misfortune of being a mediatized prince.” — Beaconsfield.