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Noun

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.

Translations

Catalan: dinastia
German: Dynastie
Indonesian: wangsa

Novial: dinastie
Scots: deenasty

Derived terms

Category:Greek derivations

ar:dynasty fa:dynasty fr:dynasty io:dynasty hu:dynasty ru:dynasty fi:dynasty ta:dynasty te:dynasty vi:dynasty zh:dynasty

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Dynasty \Dy"nas*ty\ (d[imac]"nas*t[y^] or d[i^]n"as*t[y^]; 277),
n.; pl. Dynasties (-t[i^]z). [Gr. dynastei`a lordship, fr.
dynastey`ein to hold power or lordship, fr. dyna`sths: cf. F.
dynastie dynasty. See Dynast.]
1. Sovereignty; lordship; dominion. --Johnson.
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2. A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family;
the continued lordship of a race of rulers.
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WordNet dynasty
n : a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

DYNASTY. A succession of kings in the same line or family; government; sovereignty.