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From intermediate (“to act between others, to mediate”, verb) + -ory (suffix forming adjectives).
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intermediatory
Today it means: Having the function of intermediating; mediatory. Full definition →
Today it means: Having the function of intermediating; mediatory. Full definition →
From intermediate (“to act between others, to mediate”, verb) + -ory (suffix forming adjectives).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.