noun A period of time between the end of one monarch's reign and the accession of their successor.
The Sasanian Interregnum of 628–632
noun A break in continuity; a gap, an intermission.
noun A break in continuity; a gap, an intermission.
noun A period of time between when a minister or pastor leaves a church and when a new one is installed.
noun A period of time between the end of one political leader's term and the start of the term of their successor; a period of time during which normal executive leadership is interrupted or suspended, and a polity is either left without leadership or has only a temporary one.
noun A temporary exercise of authority or rule during a period of time when there is no monarch or political leader.