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in·ter·reg·num  (ntr-rgnm)

n. pl. in·ter·reg·nums or in·ter·reg·na (-n)

1. The interval of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of a successor.

2. A period of temporary suspension of the usual functions of government or control.

3. A gap in continuity.

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[Latin : inter-, inter- + rgnum, reign; see reign.]

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inter·regnal (-nl) adj.

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interregnum

Noun

pl -nums or -na a period between the end of one ruler's reign and the beginning of the next [Latin inter- between + regnum reign]

interregnal adj

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Noun

1.

interregnum - the time between two reigns, governments, etc. interim, meantime, meanwhile, lag - the time between one event, process, or period and another; "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"