Today's Word "interregnum"
The interval between two reigns
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interregnum \in-tuhr-REG-nuhm\ (noun) plural interregnums \-nuhmz\ or interregna \-nuh\ - 1 : The interval between two reigns; any period when a state is left without a ruler. 2 : A period of freedom from authority or during which government functions are suspended. 3 : Any breach of continuity in an order; a lapse or interval in a continuity.
"Forewarned by his equations that the Galactic Empire is about to collapse, Seldon hopes to shorten the inevitable interregnum from a predicted 30,000 years of bloody anarchy to a mere thousand." -- Gerald Jonas, review of 'Foundation's Fear,' by Gregory Benford
Interregnum is from the Latin, from inter, "between" + regnum, "dominion, reign, rule," from rex, "king."
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