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interregnum definition

inter·reg·num (in′tər reg′nəm)

noun pl. interregnums -·reg′·nums or interregna -·reg′na (-nə)

  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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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