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interregnum

[in-ter-reg-nuhm] / ˌɪn tərˈrɛg nəm /


NOUN
coalition government
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This enthralling novel takes its title from the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and Charles II’s proclamation designed to bring peace after the upheaval of the English Civil War and Interregnum.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022

Interregnum was the term used in ancient Rome to refer to the moment of legal and political in-betweenness that followed the death of the sovereign and preceded the enthronement of his successor.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2021

Virginia remained quietly loyal to the Stuart dynasty in the Civil War and Interregnum, as the period between kings was called, but New England’s position was more difficult.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

During the Interregnum, Evelyn travelled widely in Europe, returning to England in 1652 considerably better educated in areas such as anatomy.

From Nature • Mar. 13, 2014

Charlemagne to the downfall of the Hohenstaufens.From the Interregnum to the Reformation.From the Reformation to the Peace of Westphalia.From the Peace of Westphalia to the present time.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard




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