interregnum
noun
an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign and the accession of their normal or legitimate successor.
interregnums
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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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Private-sector stints were mere interregnums between political races and appointments, and every position of authority was a perch for aggressive bullying and showboating.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2025
Monarchies have always understood the importance of avoiding interregnums: the king is dead, long live the king!
From Economist ● Nov. 27, 2014
One who almost certainly could is Jean Cardinal Villot, the Camerlengo for both the papal interregnums.
From Time Magazine Archive
In these interregnums of order, Tlacaelel explained, the topmost brother linked himself to the sun, on which all living creatures depend.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Now, by means of this little book, every moment of a domestic's time might be accounted for, he being obliged to explain what he was about in the interregnums.
From A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland by James Fenimore Cooper
