释义
n.
a period when normal government is suspended, especially between successive reigns or regimes
（正常管治暂停时，尤指统治权更替）中间期，过渡期。
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空位期（英国历史１６４９年查理一世被处决至１６６０年查理二世复辟期间）。
an interval between the periods of office of two incumbents in a parish
（教区前后两任牧师之间的） 过渡期。
词源
"late 16th cent. （denoting temporary rule between reigns or during suspension of normal government）： from Latin, from