[in-ter-sesh-uh
n] 
| 1. | an act or instance of interceding. |
| 2. | an interposing or pleading on behalf of another person. |
| 3. | a prayer to God on behalf of another. |
| 4. | Roman History. the interposing of a veto, as by a tribune. |
| in·ter·ces·sion (ĭn'tər-sěsh'ən) n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin intercessiō, intercessiōn-, intervention, from intercessus, past participle of intercēdere, to intervene; see intercede.] in'ter·ces'sion·al adj., in'ter·ces'sor (-sěs'ər) n., in'ter·ces'so·ry adj. |