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Definition of: interrex
(in′tər·reks) noun plural in·ter·re·ges (in′·tər·rē′jēz)
One who governs during an interregnum; specifically, in Roman history, one of the magistrates appointed to govern during a vacancy on the throne or in the consulate. [<L interrex <inter- between + rex king]
THE INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET.
(Revised to 1951.)
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