'Interregnums' definitions:
Definition of 'Interregnums'
From: GCIDE
- Interregnum \In`ter*reg"num\, n.; pl. Interregnums. [L., fr. inter between + regnum dominion, reign. See Reign, and cf. Interreign.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The time during which a throne is vacant between the death or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his successor. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Any period during which, for any cause, the executive branch of a government is suspended or interrupted. [1913 Webster]