mediator

mediator
mediator mid-14c., from L.L. mediatorem (nom. mediator) "one who mediates," agent noun from pp. stem of mediari "to intervene, mediate," also "to be or divide in the middle," from L. medius "in the middle" (see MEDIAL (Cf. medial) (adj.)). Originally applied to Christ, who in Christian theology "mediates" between God and man. Meaning "one who intervenes between two disputing parties" is first attested late 14c. Feminine form mediatrix (originally of the Virgin Mary) from c.1400. Related: Mediatorial; mediatory.

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