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interregnum
[ in-ter-reg-nuhm ]
noun
- an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign and the accession of their normal or legitimate successor.
- any period during which a state has no ruler or only a temporary executive.
- any period of freedom from the usual authority.
- any pause or interruption in continuity.
interregnum
/ ˌɪntəˈrɛɡnəm /
noun
- an interval between two reigns, governments, incumbencies, etc
- any period in which a state lacks a ruler, government, etc
- a period of absence of some control, authority, etc
- a gap in a continuity
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Derived Forms
- ˌinterˈregnal, adjective
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Other Words From
- inter·regnal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of interregnum1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of interregnum1
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Example Sentences
Costner was an earnest man for an earnest time: the patriotic, self-serious interregnum between Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.
Most comically of all, I will never forget the brief Al-Sharpton-has-been-redeemed interregnum.
Throughout the bitter four-month interregnum, President Herbert Hoover had tried to get FDR to endorse joint policy statements.
The establishment of a British Consulate there, after a long interregnum, was either the cause or excuse for an outbreak.
Thus the Civil War and the Interregnum (1642-60) may be regarded as marking a watershed in the financial history of the country.
I do pity you, with the drunken Christmas workmen keeping you in this uncomfortable interregnum.
Moreover, the severest prohibitions were naturally mitigated during an interregnum.
Thus did the hours creep on until darkness with its interregnum of peace had fallen on the city.
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