"intercess" meaning in English

See intercess in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: intercesses [present, singular, third-person], intercessing [participle, present], intercessed [participle, past], intercessed [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from intercession, intercessor, etc. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|intercession}} Back-formation from intercession Head templates: {{en-verb}} intercess (third-person singular simple present intercesses, present participle intercessing, simple past and past participle intercessed)
  1. (archaic) Synonym of intercede. Tags: archaic Synonyms: intercede [synonym, synonym-of]
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