interregnum
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tərˈrɛg noun, plural in·ter·reg·nums, in·ter·reg·na [-nuh] .
[-nuh] . 1.
an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign and the accession of his or her normal or legitimate successor.
2.
any period during which a state has no ruler or only a temporary executive.
3.
any period of freedom from the usual authority.
4.
any pause or interruption in continuity.
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| —n , pl -nums, -na | |
| 1. | an interval between two reigns, governments, incumbencies, etc |
| 2. | any period in which a state lacks a ruler, government, etc |
| 3. | a period of absence of some control, authority, etc |
| 4. | a gap in a continuity |
| [C16: from Latin, from | |
| inter'regnal | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
interregnum
1579, from L., lit. "between-reign," from inter- (q.v.) + regnum (see reign).
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Example sentences
Postwar interregnum as conflicting plans for central intelligence are shaken down into a presidential directive.
The college, ultimately, was seized by parliament during the interregnum.
There was an interregnum, a period of diffuse groping and stumbling.
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