interregnum

IPA: ɪntɝrˈɛgnʌm

The period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of another sovereign.
(politics) A period of time during which normal executive leadership is suspended or interrupted.
(by extension) An intermission in any order of succession; any breach of continuity in action or influence.

Examples of "interregnum" in Sentences

Seriously, I am sorry that you are in interregnum ...
The presidential interregnum is a recurrent period of danger.
This is called the interregnum, the period between the popes.
Are there again interregnum periods between the ages as between gold and silver?
The death of this pope, ushers in a period known as the interregnum, or between the reigns.
COOPER: And of course now, we are in what is called the interregnum, the period between the popes.
VINCI: Well, we are technically now in what is called the interregnum, which is the period in between two reigns.
ZAHN (voice over): Now that Pope John Paul II has died and official process, know as interregnum, or between the reigns, has begun.
What begins now -- we are in what is called the interregnum period, the period after which the pope has died and a new pope has not yet been -- been named.