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interregent

interregent noun: a person who holds royal functions during an interregnum; an interim regent.

Noun

interregent (plural interregents)

  1. (obsolete) A person who holds royal functions during an interregnum; an interim regent.
    • The Interregent [interrex] having called a generall parliament1659, T[itus] Livius [i.e., Livy], “(please specify the book number)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Romane Historie […], London: […] W. Hunt, for George Sawbridge, […], →OCLC

Forms of interregent

pluralinterregents

Origin of interregent

From inter- + regent.

Questions about interregent

What does interregent mean?
Interregent means a person who holds royal functions during an interregnum; an interim regent.
What part of speech is interregent?
Interregent is a noun.
What is the plural of interregent?
The plural of interregent is interregents.

Words near interregent in the dictionary

  1. interreferences
  2. interreferential
  3. interreflection
  4. interreflections
  5. interregal
  6. interregent
  7. interregents
  8. interreges
  9. interregimental
  10. interregion
  11. interregional

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