a. [ F. immédiat. See In- not, and Mediate. ]
You are the most immediate to our throne. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Death . . . not yet inflicted, as he feared,
By some immediate stroke. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The immediate knowledge of the past is therefore impossible. Sir. W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Immediate amputation (Surg.),
adv.
God's acceptance of it either immediately by himself, or mediately by the hands of the bishop. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matt. viii. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or relations of being immediate in manner, place, or time; exemption from second or interventing causes. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]