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Mediately

ME'DIATELY, adv. by means or by a secondary cause,acting between the first cause and the effect. God worketh all things amongst us mediately,by secondary means. The king grants a manor to A,and A grants a port...

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ME'DIATELY, adv. by means or by a secondary cause,acting between the first cause and the effect.

God worketh all things amongst us mediately,by secondary means.

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.

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