In′ter‐reg″num (?), n.; pl.Interregnums (#). [L., fr. inter between + regnum dominion, reign. See Reign, and cf. Interreign.]
1. The time during which a throne is vacant between the death or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his successor.
2. Any period during which, for any cause, the executive branch of a government is suspended or interrupted.