intercede

verb

Etymology: First attested in c. 1570. From Middle French intercéder, from Latin intercēdō, from inter- (“between”) + cēdō (“I go”) (English cede), literally “to (act as) go-between”.

1. To plead on someone else's behalf.

   “Our Lady intercedes”

2. To act as a mediator in a dispute; to arbitrate or mediate.

   “I to the Lords will intercede, not doubting / Thir favourable ear,”

3. To pass between; to intervene.

   “He supposed that a vast period interceded between that origination and the age wherein he lived.”