n. [ From Intermediate. ] Interposition; intervention. Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. intermedius intermedial. ] (Zool.) The middle pair of tail feathers, or middle rectrices. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. inter- + medial: cf. L. intermedius. ] Lying between; intervening; intermediate. “Intermedial colors.” Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Intermediate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
a. [ Cf. F. intermédiaire. ] Lying, coming, or done, between; intermediate;
Intermediary amputation (Surg.),
n.
a. [ Pref. inter- + mediate: cf. F. intermédiat. ]
Intermediate state (Theol.),
Intermediate terms (Math.),
Intermediate tie. (Arch.)
v. i. To come between; to intervene; to interpose. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an intermediate manner; by way of intervention. [ 1913 Webster ]