Associations to the word «Interregnum»

Wiktionary

INTERREGNUM, noun. The period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of another sovereign.
INTERREGNUM, noun. A period of time during which normal executive leadership is suspended or interrupted.
INTERREGNUM, noun. An intermission in any order of succession; any breach of continuity in action or influence.

Dictionary definition

INTERREGNUM, noun. The time between two reigns, governments, etc..

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats