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interregnum
/ˌɪntəɹˈɹɛɡnəm/
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What does interregnum mean?
noun
- A period of time between the end of one monarch's reign and the accession of their successor.
- (figuratively) A break in continuity; a gap, an intermission.
- A period of time between when a minister or pastor leaves a church and when a new one is installed.
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noun
- A period of time between the end of one political leader's term and the start of the term of their successor; a period of time during which normal executive leadership is interrupted or suspended, and a polity is either left without leadership or has only a temporary one.
- (obsolete) A temporary exercise of authority or rule during a period of time when there is no monarch or political leader.
proper noun
- Ellipsis of British Interregnum, the period of 1649–1660 when an unmonarchical state ruled Britain; the monarchy was then restored.
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We can account, to some extent, for this interregnum or spiritual life, but only to some extent.
IN our rule at Silverado, there was a melancholy interregnum.
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This form of government is termed, by the Romans, interregnum.
Therefore, I saw that here was a sort of interregnum in Providence; for its even-handed equity never could have so gross an injustice.
After Réaumur, according to the dictum of the great Latreille, entomology was confined to a wearisome and interminable nomenclature, and if we except the Hubers, two unparalleled observers, although limited and circumscribed, the only writer who filled the interregnum between Réaumur and Fabre was Léon Dufour.