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inter-rex , rēgis, m.,
I.one who held the regal office between the death of one king and the election of another; a regent, interrex, Liv. 1, 17; 1, 32.—
II. During the times of the republic, one who held the supreme power from the death or absence of the chief magistrates till the election of new ones: “L. Flaccus interrex legem de Sulla tulit,Cic. Agr. 3, 2, 5; id. Leg. 1, 15, 42; id. Dom. 14, 38: “prodere,to nominate, appoint, id. Agr. 3, 2, 5: “creare,Liv. 5, 31, 8: “infestam patribus plebem interreges cum accepissent,id. 7, 21.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Cicero, On the Agrarian Law, 3.2.5
    • Cicero, On his House, 14.38
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5, 31.8
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 7, 21
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 17
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 32
    • Cicero, De Legibus, 1.15
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