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interregnum Definition


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interregnum
noun interregnums, interregna
    1. The period of time between two reigns when the throne is unoccupied, eg between the death of one monarch and the coronation of the next.
    2. The period of time between the end of rule by one government and the beginning of rule by the next.
    3. Any interval or pause in a continuous sequence of events.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin regnum reign.



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