interregnum
noun
an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign and the accession of their normal or legitimate successor.
interregnal
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a word derived from
interregnum.
Example Sentences
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It was that interregnal period between the time when the castle parties included the first gentry of the land, and that later era when the priest and the agitator became the favored guests of vice-royalty.
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever
