Interregnums

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Interregnum \In`ter*reg"num\, n.; pl. {Interregnums}. [L., fr.
     inter between + regnum dominion, reign. See {Reign}, and cf.
     {Interreign}.]
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     1. The time during which a throne is vacant between the death
        or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his


        successor.
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     2. Any period during which, for any cause, the executive
        branch of a government is suspended or interrupted.
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