interposition
The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.
Noun
- The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.
- […] a Scuffle immediately ensued, which might have produced Mischief, had it not been prevented by the Interposition of Thwackum and the Physician […] - 1749, Henry Fielding, chapter 9, in The History of Tom Jones, a...
- “True, true,” cried Mr. Knightley, with most ready interposition—“very true […]” - 1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter 12, in Emma: […], volume I, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for...
- As he spoke, he tried to catch the remnant of the paper, but was too late—Lady Anne's eye had been more accurate than to admit such an interposition;... - 1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon],...
- The thing interposed.
Origin
From Middle English interposicion, from Old French interposicion, from Latin interpositio.