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- Dictionarydynasty/ˈdɪnəsti/
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.
dynasty: [noun] a succession of rulers of the same line of descent (see descent 1a).
The word "dynasty" (from the Greek: δυναστεία, dynasteía "power", "lordship", from dynástes "ruler") is sometimes used informally for people who are not rulers but are, for example, members of a family with influence and power in other areas, such as a series of successive owners of a major company. It is also extended to unrelated people, such as major poets of the same school or various rosters of a single sports team.
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.
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.
Dynasty definition: a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group. See examples of DYNASTY used in a sentence.
2. A family or group that maintains power for several generations: a political dynasty controlling the state.
Definition of dynasty noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DYNASTY meaning: 1 : a family of rulers who rule over a country for a long period of time; 2 : the period of time when a particular dynasty is in power
Dynasty definition: A succession of rulers from the same family or line.
