/,ɪntə'regnəm; ,ɪntɚ`rɛˇnəm/
n (pl ~s or -na / -nE; -nE/)
1 (a) period when a state has no normal or lawful ruler, esp at the end of a sovereign's reign and before the appointment of a successor （国家无正常统治者或合法统治者的）空位期（尤指一君主的统治权结束而继任者尚未执政的时期）.
(b) period in an organization when no appointed head or leader is in charge, after the resignation or death of the previous one, until a new appointment is made （一组织的新旧领导人交替间的）空位期（旧任辞职或死亡, 新任未定之际）.
2 (fig 比喻) interval or pause; gap in continuity 间歇; 停顿; 中断期间.

n, npluralinterregnumsorinterregna [-nə/