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dy⋅nas⋅ty

[dahy-nuh-stee; Brit. also din-uh-stee]
–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


dy⋅nas⋅tic [dahy-nas-tik; Brit. also di-nas-tik] , dy⋅nas⋅ti⋅cal, adjective
dy⋅nas⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
dy·nas·ty   (dī'nə-stē)   
n.   pl. dy·nas·ties
  1. A succession of rulers from the same family or line.
  2. A family or group that maintains power for several generations: a political dynasty controlling the state.

[Middle English dynastie, from Old French, from Late Latin dynastīa, lordship, from Greek dunasteia, from dunastēs, lord; see dynast.]
dy·nas'tic (dī-nās'tĭk) adj., dy·nas'ti·cal·ly adv.

Dynasty

Dy"nas*ty\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Dynasties. [Gr. ? lordship, fr. ? to hold power or lordship, fr. ?: cf. F. dynastie dynasty. See Dynast.]

1. Sovereignty; lordship; dominion. --Johnson.

2. A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family; the continued lordship of a race of rulers.
Language Translation for : dynasty
Spanish: dinastía,
German: die Dynastie,
Japanese: 王朝

dynasty 
1460, from L.L. dynastia, from Gk. dynasteia "power, lordship," from dynastes "ruler, chief," from dynasthai "have power."
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