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Interred vs Interrex - What's the difference?

interred | interrex |

As an adjective interred

is having been interred.

As a verb interred

is past tense of inter.

As a noun interrex is

an official in Ancient Rome, who acted as single head of state during the interregnum between two consulates.

interred

English

Alternative forms

* intered (rare)

Adjective

(-)
  • Having been interred.
  • (of a buried corpse) Located.

    • Synonyms

    * (having been interred) belowground, buried, inhumed * (located) buried

    Antonyms

    * (having been interred) unburied

    Verb

    (head)
  • (inter)
  • * 1623 , William Shakespeare, King Henry V , Crown Publishers, Inc. (1975), page 509
    • I Richard's body have interred new, and on it have bestow'd more contrite tears than from it issu'd forced drops of blood...

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    interrex

    English

    Noun

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

    • Related terms

    * interregnum * rex sacrorum