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The time during which a throne is vacant between the death or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his successor.

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  1. n. The time during which a throne is vacant between the death or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his successor.
  2. n. Any period during which, for any cause, the executive branch of a government is suspended or interrupted.
  3. n. the time between two reigns, governments, etc.
  4. 1. The time during which a throne is vacant between the death or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his successor. 2. Any period during which, for any cause, the executive branch of a government is suspended or interrupted.
  5. n:100 n. the time between two reigns, governments, etc.