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.
Words nearby interrex
Example sentences from the Web for interreges
Interreges were appointed when there were no consuls, to hold comitia for the election of new ones.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume II |Aubrey Stewart & George LongWhen Flaminius and his colleague had resigned their offices, Marcellus was designated consul by the interreges.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume II |Aubrey Stewart & George LongIn 55, 53 and 52 interreges are again found, the last-mentioned being on the occasion when Pompey was elected sole consul.
British Dictionary definitions for interreges
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