interrègne — meaning in English

English meaning

• interregnum noun A period of time between the end of one monarch's reign and the accession of their successor.

Senses

interrègne is used for these senses in English:

• interregnum The period of time between the end of a sovereign or political leader's reign and the accession of another.

interregnum — full definition

1. noun A period of time between the end of one monarch's reign and the accession of their successor.
2. noun A break in continuity; a gap, an intermission.
3. noun A period of time between when a minister or pastor leaves a church and when a new one is installed.
4. noun A period of time between the end of one political leader's term and the start of the term of their successor; a period of time during which normal executive leadership is interrupted or suspended, and a polity is either left without leadership or has only a temporary one.