Interregnum

noun

/ˌɪntəɹˈɹɛɡnəm/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounThe period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of another sovereign.

"The Sasanian Interregnum of 628-632"

2.nounA period of time during which normal executive leadership is suspended or interrupted.

3.nounAn intermission in any order of succession; any breach of continuity in action or influence.

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