The civil lawyers . . . have meddled in a matter that belongs not
to them.
Locke.
To meddle and make, to intrude one's self into another person's
concerns. [Archaic] Shak.
Syn. -- To interpose; interfere; intermeddle.
Med"dle, v. t. To mix; to mingle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
"Wine meddled with gall."
Wyclif (Matt. xxvii. 34).
Med"dler (?), n. One who meddles; one who interferes or busies himself
with things in which he has no concern; an officious person; a
busybody.
Med"dle*some (?), a. Given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs
of others; officiously intrusive. -- Med"dle*some*ness, n.
Med"dling (?), a. Meddlesome. Macaulay.
Med"dling*ly, adv. In a meddling manner.
Mede (?), n. A native or inhabitant of Media in Asia.