interregal

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

inter- +‎ regal

Adjective[edit]

interregal (not comparable)

  1. Between kings, or their successive reigns.
    • 1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic: In three volumes, page 261:
      When the crime came at last, it was as blundering as it was bloody ; at once premeditated and accidental; the isolated execution of an interregal conspiracy, existing for half a generation, yet exploding without concert []

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