intervenient

1 of 2

adjective

in·​ter·​ve·​nient

1

: being or coming in incidentally or extraneously

intervenient circumstances

2

: situated or occurring between different points or events : intervening

deep intervenient ravines

—C. E. Craddock

3

: intermediary

intervenient

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: one that intervenes

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin intervenient-, interveniens, present participle of intervenire

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