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dy⋅nas⋅ty

  [dahy-nuh-stee; Brit. also din-uh-stee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group: the Ming dynasty.
2. the rule of such a sequence.
3. a series of members of a family who are distinguished for their success, wealth, etc.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < LL dynastīa < Gk dynasteia. See dynast, -y 3

Related forms:
dy⋅nas⋅tic  [dahy-nas-tik; Brit. also di-nas-tik] , dy⋅nas⋅ti⋅cal, adjective
dy⋅nas⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

dynasty 
1460, from L.L. dynastia, from Gk. dynasteia "power, lordship," from dynastes "ruler, chief," from dynasthai "have power."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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