v. t.
a. [ L. mediatus, p. p. of mediare, v. t., to halve, v. i., to be in the middle. See Mid, and cf. Moiety. ]
An act of mediate knowledge is complex. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
adv. In a mediate manner; by a secondary cause or agent; not directly or primarily; by means; -- opposed to
God worketh all things amongst us mediately. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
The king grants a manor to A, and A grants a portion of it to B. In this case. B holds his lands immediately of A, but mediately of the king. Blakstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being mediate. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. mediacioun, F. médiation. See Mediate, a. ]
The soul [ acts ] by the mediation of these passions. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to mediation; used in mediation;
n. [ Cf. F. médiatisation. ] The act of mediatizing. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
The misfortune of being a mediatized prince. Beaconsfield. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. mediator: cf. E. médiateur. ] One who mediates; especially, one who interposes between parties at variance for the purpose of reconciling them; hence, an intercessor. [ 1913 Webster ]
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. 1 Tim. ii. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]