interregna

Variant of interregnum

noun pl. interregnums or interregna

  1. an interval between two successive reigns, when the country has no sovereign
  2. a suspension of governmental or administrative functions; period without the usual ruler, governor, etc.
  3. any break in a series or in a continuity; interval

Origin: L < inter-, between + regnum, reign

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