interposition
English
noun
Definitions
- The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.
- The thing interposed.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English interposicion derived from Old French interposicion.
Origin
Old French
interposicion
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Cognates and derived terms
- interposicion Middle English
- posicioun Middle English
- interposicion Old French