| source : web1913 |
Interregnum \In`ter*reg"num\, n.; pl. {Interregnums}. [L., fr.
inter between + regnum dominion, reign. See {Reign}, and cf.
{Interreign}.]
1. The time during which a throne is vacant between the death
or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his
successor.
2. Any period during which, for any cause, the executive
branch of a government is suspended or interrupted.
| source : wn |
interregnum
n : the time between two reigns, governments, etc.
| source : devils |
INTERREGNUM, n. The period during which a monarchical country is
governed by a warm spot on the cushion of the throne. The experiment
of letting the spot grow cold has commonly been attended by most
unhappy results from the zeal of many worthy persons to make it warm
again.