A person who intercedes; a mediator; one who reconciles enemies, or pleads for another.
Especially: a heavenly saint who intercedes (with God) on behalf of a mere mortal.
(ux)
A middleman, intermediary
(quote-book)
A bishop who acts during a vacancy in a see.
(l) (gloss)
interceding (gloss), mediating
mediator, intercessor
(l) (gloss)