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INTERCESSORS
Noun
intercessors
plural of intercessor
Anagrams
• intercrosses
Source: Wiktionary
INTERCESSOR
In`ter*ces"sor, n. Etym: [L., a surety: cf. F. intercesseur.]
1. One who goes between, or intercedes; a mediator. (a) One who interposes between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them. (b) One who pleads in behalf of another. Milton.
2. (Eccl.)
Definition: A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is installed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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