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intermediare [ML] 1 to form a common boundary, meet. 1414 usque ad viam que ducit de Coventria versus Eyton’, ubi ~ant parochie de Folkeshull’ et Exall’ Leet Coventry I 19. 2 to stand between, intervene: a (in good sense) to mediate, act as intermediary (also w. request as subj.). b (in bad sense) to interfere. a pacis amatoribus ‥ ~antibus Plusc. VI 40; s1454 hanc promissionem ab ~antibus audiens Reg. Whet. I 138; nullis ~antibus instanciis, mero suo motu ac solo nutu mandavit [puerum] in collegium suum ‥ assumi Bekynton App. 285 323. b s1261 per talium pacis perturbatorum suggestiones rex sepe decipitur ‥ unde ‥ nunquam rex, talium consilio ~ante, suo poterit barnagio ‥ consentire Flor. Hist. II 467. 3 (p. ppl. as adj.) intermediate. omnes alie partes ~ate orbis continentis Bacon IV 435.

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