interreign

English

Etymology

Compare French interrègne.

Noun

interreign (plural interreigns)

1. (archaic) An interregnum.
   • 1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:

     there could not be any interreign or suspension of title

References

• “interreign”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.