I.to go or come between, to intervene, to be between (syn. intervenio).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: “si quis intercedat tertius,” Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 56: “intercedente lunā,” Plin. 2, 11, 8, § 49: “palus intercedebat,” Caes. B. G. 7, 26: “sylvae paludesque intercedebant,” id. ib. 5, 52: “inter singulas legiones impedimentorum magnum numerum intercedere,” id. ib. 2, 17, 2.—
B. In partic.
1. To occur, happen, come to pass: “saepe in bello parvis momentis magni casus intercedunt,” Caes. B. C. 1, 21: “inter bellorum curas res parva intercessit,” Liv. 34, 1: “nullum dictum intercessit,” Cic. Fam. 1, 9.—
II. Trop.
A. Of time, to intervene, pass: “vix annus intercesserat, cum, etc.,” Cic. de Or. 2, 21: “intercessere pauci dies,” Liv. 2, 64: “nox nulla intercessit,” Cic. Cat. 1, 2: “una nox intercesserat,” Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 36; id. Clu. 20.—
B. To be, exist, or come between persons.
1. In order or rank: “etsi nemo intercedebat, etc.,” Cic. Brut. 47, 173.—
2. In feelings or conduct: “ira inter eas intercessit,” Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 25: “tacebit dum intercedat familiaritas,” as long as our friendship lasts, id. Phorm. 4, 1, 17: “inter nosmetipsos vetus usus intercedit,” Cic. Fam. 13, 23, 1: “ut ei cum genere humano quasi civile jus intercederet,” id. Fin. 3, 20: “nisi intercederent mihi inimicitiae cum istius mulieris viro,” id. Cael. 13: “inter nos officia paria intercedunt,” id. Fam. 13, 65, 1; Nep. Att. 20: “huic cum reliquis ... bella intercesserant,” Caes. B. G. 5, 11.—
C. To interpose one's credit, become surety for a person: “promisit, intercessit, dedit,” Cic. Att. 1, 16: “pro aliquo,” id. Phil. 2, 18, 45: “pro aliquo magnam pecuniam,” to procure for a person by becoming surety for him, id. Att. 6, 1, 5: “in omni genere negotiorum et obligationum ... intercedere mulieres prohibentur,” Paul. Sent. 2, 11, 1. —
D. To oppose, withstand, protest against; of the tribunes of the people, who interposed their veto against a decree of the senate: “cum intercedere vellent rogationi,” Cic. Or. 2, 47: “nisi mihi levissimus tribunus plebis intercessisset,” id. Leg. 3, 8: “ea lege, qua intercedi de provinciis non licebit,” id. Prov. Cons. 8: “ea quae de reductione regis scripta est auctoritas, cui scis intercessum esse,” id. Fam. 1, 7: “praetori,” Liv. 38, 60: “tribuni plebis intercedentes pro se (Caesare),” Suet. Caes. 30; cf. At. Cap. ap. Gell. 4, 14, 6. This right of protest was also possessed by other magistrates; v. Varr. ap. Gell. 14, 7; Ascon. ap. Pis. 26; Liv. 5, 9.—So fig.: “si status condictus cum hoste intercedit dies, tamen est eundum,” Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 7.—
2. In gen., to interpose, interfere.
(α).
For or in behalf of a person, to intercede, interpose: “cum enim vestra auctoritas intercessisset, ut ego regem tuerer,” Cic. Fam. 15, 2, 4; Suet. Dom. 11.—
(β).
To obstruct, hinder, interrupt: “si nulla aegritudo huic gaudio intercesserit,” Ter. And. 5, 5, 5: “intercessit et, quominus in acta sua juraretur, ut ne mensis September Tiberius vocaretur,” Suet. Tib. 26: “de cognomine intercessit Augustus,” id. ib. 17: “non quia intercedendum putem imaginibus,” Tac. Agr. 46: “consilio,” id. H. 1, 19: “parens noster privatas gratiarum actiones cohibet, intercessurus etiam publicis,” Plin. Pan. 4: “intercedere casibus, occursare fortunae,” id. ib. 25 fin.: “iniquitatibus magistratuum,” id. ib. 80, 4; Plin. 32, 1, 1, § 4.
