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noun
- 1. a line of hereditary rulers of a country: "the Tang dynasty"
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DYNASTY definition: 1. a series of rulers or leaders who are all from the same family, or a period when a country is…. Learn more.
1. : a succession of rulers of the same line of descent (see descent sense 1a) a dynasty that ruled China for nearly 300 years. 2. : a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a considerable time. born into a powerful political dynasty. a baseball dynasty. dynastic. dī-ˈna-stik. adjective. dynastically. dī-ˈna-sti-k (ə-)lē. adverb.
Definition. The Spanish royal family of the House of Bourbon dates its roots to the Capetian dynasty of the 9th century, thus making it the oldest still reigning dynasty in Europe (photograph of King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, the Princess of Asturias and her younger sister Infanta Sofía, in 2019)
A dynasty is a series of leaders in the same family, like the British Royal Family, or a local business dynasty, in which four generations have made their fortune at the family store. The word dynasty, pronounced "DIE-nas-tee," comes from the Greek word dynasteia, meaning "power, lordship, sovereignty."
DYNASTY meaning: 1. a series of rulers or leaders who are all from the same family, or a period when a country is…. Learn more.
Dynasty definition: a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group. See examples of DYNASTY used in a sentence.
A dynasty is a series of rulers of a country who all belong to the same family. ...the world's longest-ruling political dynasty. American English : dynasty / ˈdaɪnəsti /
