Antonyms for interregnum

Grammar : Adv, noun

Spell : in-ter-reg-nuh m

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn tərˈrɛg nəm

Definition of interregnum

Origin : 1570s, from Latin interregnum, literally "between-reign," from inter- (see inter-) + regnum (see reign). In the republic, a vacancy in the consulate.

As in meantime : adv in the intervening time
As in interim : noun interval
As in interlude : noun pause, break
As in intermission : noun break, recess
As in interval : noun break, pause
As in pause : noun wait, delay
As in recess : noun break, interval in action
As in respite : noun pause, suspension in activity
As in coalition government : noun government by multiple parties

Example sentences :

I hover over my racked body like a ghost, and exist in an interregnum.
Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill

At length the matter was adjusted, after an interregnum of three weeks.
Extract from : « A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year » by Edwin Emerson

After an interregnum, Rudolf of Hapsburg had been chosen emperor in 1273.
Extract from : « An Introduction to the History of Western Europe » by James Harvey Robinson

We can account, to some extent, for this interregnum or spiritual life, but only to some extent.
Extract from : « Introduction to Robert Browning » by Hiram Corson

The interregnum has been long, both as to time and distance.
Extract from : « The Innocents Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

It's in English—a language that became obsolete during the Interregnum.
Extract from : « The Lani People » by J. F. Bone

Morally we have come a long way from the brutality of the Interregnum.
Extract from : « The Lani People » by J. F. Bone

During this interregnum, very little has been done in Parliament.
Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 » by Various

The emperor Tacitus elected, after an interregnum of eight months.
Extract from : « The Every Day Book of History and Chronology » by Joel Munsell

It was at the beginning of this "interregnum" that I arrived.
Extract from : « In the Track of the Trades » by Lewis R. Freeman

Synonyms for interregnum

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