English

Noun

interrex ‎(plural interrexes or interreges)

1. (historical) An official in Ancient Rome, who acted as single head of state during the interregnum between two consulates.
2. (historical) An equivalent regent from the death of a Polish king till the election and enthronement of his successor.
3. (figuratively) A similar interim ruler, CEO etc.

Related terms

• interregnum
• rex sacrorum

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin, inter- ‎(“between”) + rex ‎(“king”).

Noun

interrex m ‎(plural interreges or interrexen, diminutive interrexje n)

1. (historical) An interrex, temporary head of state during the interregnum between two Roman consulates or from the death of a Polish king till the election and enthronement of his successor

Latin

Etymology

From inter- +‎ rēx.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /inˈter.reːks/, [ɪnˈtɛr.reːks]

Noun

interrēx m ‎(genitive interrēgis); third declension

1. during the Roman Monarchy, the regent holding the royal power between the death of one king and the election of another
2. during the Roman Republic, one who who acted as head of state between two consulates

Inflection

Third declension.

References

• interrex in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• interrex in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• INTERREX in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• interrex in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• interrex in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin