interregnum period

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• interregnum — s ( et el interregnum, Interregnum) period mellan två ledningar, tid mellan en kungs död och efterträdarens trontillträde …   Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok

• Interregnum (disambiguation) — Interregnum may refer to:* Interregnum, a period between monarchs, between popes of the Roman Catholic Church, or between consuls of the Roman Republic; a period of discontinuity * In competitive games, a period in which there is no recognized… …   Wikipedia

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• interregnum — ► NOUN (pl. interregnums or interregna) ▪ a period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes. ORIGIN Latin, from inter between + regnum reign …   English terms dictionary

• interregnum — [in΄tər reg′nəm] n. pl. interregnums or interregna [in΄tər reg′nə] [L < inter , between + regnum, REIGN] 1. an interval between two successive reigns, when the country has no sovereign 2. a suspension of governmental or administrative… …   English World dictionary

• interregnum —  Period between reigns; pl. interregnums …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

• Interregnum — An interregnum (plural interregna or interregnums) is a period of discontinuity of a government, organization, or social order. Archetypally, it was the period of time between the reign of one monarch and the next (coming from Latin inter ,… …   Wikipedia

• Interregnum of World Chess Champions — The Interregnum of World Chess Champions was the period between March 24, 1946 (the date of Alexander Alekhine s death) and May 17, 1948 (when Mikhail Botvinnik won a special championship tournament).When Alekhine suddenly died in 1946, the title …   Wikipedia

• interregnum — UK [ˌɪntəˈreɡnəm] / US [ˌɪntərˈreɡnəm] noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms interregnum : singular interregnum plural interregnums or interregna formal a) a period of time in which there is temporarily no king or queen ruling a country… …   English dictionary

• interregnum — The interval of time between the death of an hereditary sovereign and the beginning of the reign of his successor. Theoretically, there can be no interregnum in England because upon the death of the king, the right of the crown vests instantly in …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Interregnum regent — An interregnum regent is a person who rules in the place of the rightful heir until he or she reaches the age of maturity. In ancient Egypt, the tradition was established during Dynasty One during the reign of Merneith, who acted as interregnum… …   Wikipedia