INTERREGNUM


Meaning of INTERREGNUM in English

[in.ter.reg.num] n, pl -nums or -na [L, fr. inter- + regnum reign--more at reign] (1590) 1: the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes

2: a period during which the normal functions of government or control are suspended

3: a lapse or pause in a continuous series

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