2. To divide into two equal parts. [R.] Holder.
MEDIATELY
Me"di*ate*ly, adv.
Defn: In a mediate manner; by a secondary cause or agent; not directly or primarily; by means; — opposed to immediately. God worketh all things amongst us mediately. Sir W. Raleigh. The king grants a manor to A, and A grants a portion of it to B. In this case. B holds his lands immediately of A, but mediately of the king. Blakstone.
MEDIATENESS
Me"di*ate*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being mediate.
MEDIATION Me`di*a"tion, n. Etym: [OE. mediacioun, F. médiation. See Mediate, a.]
1. The act of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition; intervention. The soul [acts] by the mediation of these passions. South.
2. Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another; intercession. Bacon.
MEDIATIVE
Me"di*a*tive, a.
Defn: Pertaining to mediation; used in mediation; as, mediative efforts. Beaconsfield.