Interstice

n.; pl. Interstices [ L. interstitium a pause, interval; inter between + sistere to set, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. interstice. See Stand. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. That which intervenes between one thing and another; especially, a space between things closely set, or between the parts which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval; as, the interstices of a wall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between the reception of the various degrees of orders. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nonobservance of the interstices . . . is a sin. Addis & Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]