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English Dictionary: Interregnum by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
interregnum
n
  1. the time between two reigns, governments, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [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.
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