interrex

[ in-ter-reks ]

noun

, plural in·ter·re·ges [in-ter-, ree, -jeez].

1. a person holding supreme authority in a state during an interregnum.

interrex

/ ˌɪntəˈrɛks /

noun

1. a person who governs during an interregnum; provisional ruler

Word History and Origins

Origin of interrex¹

From Latin, dating back to 1570–80; inter-, rex

Word History and Origins

Origin of interrex¹

C16: from Latin, from inter- + rēx king

Example Sentences

Interrex, in′tėr-reks, n. one who rules during an interregnum: a regent.

From Project Gutenberg

The senate, which had been cut down by assassination to suit the views of Sulla, elected L. Valerius Flaccus as interrex, who immediately caused Sulla to be invested with the power of doing whatever he liked, as long as he liked; or, to use the official phraseology, made him dictator for an unlimited period.

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Finally, the people elected to every magistracy with the exception of the occasional offices of Dictator and Interrex.

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When the year began, no Consuls had been chosen, and an interrex became necessary—one interrex after another—to make the election of Consuls possible in accordance with the forms of the constitution.

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These men remained in office each for five days, and it was customary that an election which had been delayed should be completed within the days of the second or third interrex.

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