intermediary

intermediary
/in'teuhr mee"dee er'ee/, n., pl. intermediaries, adj.
n.
1. an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.
2. a medium or means.
3. an intermediate form or stage.
adj.
4. being between; intermediate.
5. acting between persons, parties, etc.; serving as an intermediate agent or agency: an intermediary power.
[1785-95; < LL intermedi(um) intervening place + -ARY; see INTERMEDIATE1]
Syn. 1. arbitrator, umpire.

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