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单词 interrex
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interrex

[ in-ter-reks ]
/ ˈɪn tərˌrɛks /

noun, plural in·ter·re·ges [in-ter-ree-jeez]. /ˌɪn tərˈri dʒiz/.

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

Origin of interrex

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

Words nearby interrex

interregnum, interrelate, interrelated, interrelation, interreligious, interrex, interrobang, interrog., interrogate, interrogation, interrogation mark
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Example sentences from the Web for interrex

  • The interrex who presided over the comitia proclaimed, without opposition, Crassus and Pompey consuls.

    History of Julius Caesar Vol. 2 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
  • The patricians, now that the republic was without any curule magistrate, assembled together and elected an interrex.

    The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08|Titus Livius
  • Interrex, in′tėr-reks, n. one who rules during an interregnum: a regent.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
  • Finally, the people elected to every magistracy with the exception of the occasional offices of Dictator and Interrex.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for interrex

interrex
/ (ˌɪntəˈrɛks) /

noun plural interreges (ˌɪntəˈriːdʒiːz)

a person who governs during an interregnum; provisional ruler

Word Origin for interrex

C16: from Latin, from inter- + rēx king
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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