interregnum
noun
an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign and the accession of their normal or legitimate successor.
interregna
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pluralof interregnum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These disturbances usually account for the interregna which are so often found between the reigns of successive sovereigns.
From Japan by David Murray
For my own part, I prefer to retain the interregna; they alone, so far as we can see at present, being appropriate to the peculiar scheme of the Book of Judges.
From Prolegomena by Julius Wellhausen
For who wants a lawyer when there are so many interregna?
From The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order by Evelyn S. Shuckburgh
For the remaining 80 the most disputable elements are the 71 years of interregna or of foreign dominations, and the 70 of the minor judges.
From Prolegomena by Julius Wellhausen
