interreign

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noun

An interregnum.

OriginFrench interrègne →
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Meanings

nouninterreign (plural interreigns)

plural interreigns

  1. archaicAn interregnum.

    there could not be any interreign or suspension of title

    1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Frenchinterrègne
  2. Englishinterreign

Compare French interrègne.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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