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intercessor , ōris, m. id.,
I.one who intervenes.
I. A mediator in money matters, a surety: “utinam semper esses tribunus: intercessorem non quaereres,” Cic. Fam. 7, 27, 1; id. Rosc. Am. 38, 110: “rem aliquam agere intercessore ac deprecatore aliquo,” App. Mag. 60, p. 313, 18: “intercessorem quaerere,” Quint. Decl. 300: “nolo per intercessorem mutueris,” Sen. Ep. 119 init. —
B. A fulfiller, performer, Cod. Just. 1, 42, 8; 8, 17, 7.—
II. One who interposes, enters a protest.
A. A protester; of a tribune of the people who makes use of his veto, Cic. Agr. 2, 12: “agrariae legi intercessorem fore professus est,” id. Sull. 23: “legis,” Liv. 4, 53: “(Caesar) restitit, partim per intercess?*!res tribunos, etc.,” Suet. Caes. 29.—
B. In gen., a hinderer, preventer, Cic. Rosc. Am. 38: “rei malae,” id. Leg. 3, 4 and 19.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (9):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 7.27.1
    • Cicero, On the Agrarian Law, 2.12
    • Cicero, For Sextus Roscius of Ameria, 38.110
    • Cicero, For Sextus Roscius of Ameria, 38
    • Cicero, For Sulla, 23
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 4, 53
    • Suetonius, Divus Julius, 29
    • Cicero, De Legibus, 3.4
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 119
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