interrex

[ in-ter-reks ]

/ ˈɪn tərˌrɛks /

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noun, plural in·ter·re·ges

[in-ter-ree-jeez]. /ˌɪn tərˈri dʒiz/.

a person holding supreme authority in a state during an interregnum.

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Origin of interrex

From Latin, dating back to 1570–80; see origin at inter-, rex

Words nearby interrex

interregnum, interrelate, interrelated, interrelation, interreligious, interrex, interrobang, interrog., interrogate, interrogation, interrogation mark

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How to use interrex in a sentence

The patricians, now that the republic was without any curule magistrate, assembled together and elected an interrex.
The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08|Titus Livius
Finally, the people elected to every magistracy with the exception of the occasional offices of Dictator and Interrex.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7|Various
The interrex who presided over the comitia proclaimed, without opposition, Crassus and Pompey consuls.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
Interrex, in′tėr-reks, n. one who rules during an interregnum: a regent.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

I shall advise all defendants in civil suits to ask each interrex for two adjournments for obtaining legal assistance.
The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1|Marcus Tullius Cicero

British Dictionary definitions for interrex

interrex

/ (ˌɪntəˈrɛks) /

noun plural interreges (ˌɪntəˈriːdʒiːz)

a person who governs during an interregnum; provisional ruler

Word Origin for interrex

C16: from Latin, from inter- + rēx king

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