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Definition of Dynasty
1. Noun. A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family.
Specialized synonyms: Bourbon, Bourbon Dynasty, Capetian Dynasty, Carlovingian Dynasty, Carolingian Dynasty, Flavian Dynasty, Han, Han Dynasty, Hanover, Hanoverian Line, House Of Hanover, Habsburg, Hapsburg, Hohenzollern, House Of Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancastrian Line, Liao, Liao Dynasty, Merovingian, Merovingian Dynasty, Ming, Ming Dynasty, Ottoman, Ottoman Dynasty, Plantagenet, Plantagenet Line, Ptolemaic Dynasty, Ptolemy, Ch'in, Ch'in Dynasty, Qin, Qin Dynasty, Ch'ing, Ch'ing Dynasty, Manchu, Manchu Dynasty, Qing, Qing Dynasty, Romanoff, Romanov, Saxe-coburg-gotha, Seljuk, Shang, Shang Dynasty, Stuart, Song, Song Dynasty, Sung, Sung Dynasty, Tang, Tang Dynasty, House Of Tudor, Tudor, Omayyad, Ommiad, Umayyad, Valois, Wei, Wei Dynasty, House Of Windsor, Windsor, House Of York, York, Mongol Dynasty, Yuan, Yuan Dynasty, Chou, Chou Dynasty, Chow, Chow Dynasty, Zhou, Zhou Dynasty
Derivative terms: Dynastic
Definition of Dynasty
1. n. Sovereignty; lordship; dominion.
Definition of Dynasty
1. Noun. A series of rulers or dynasts from one family. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dynasty
1. a succession of rulers from the same line of descent [n -TIES] : DYNASTIC [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dynasty
Literary usage of Dynasty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Third dynasty Fourth dynasty Fifth dynasty Sixth dynasty Seventh and Eighth ...
Eleventh dynasty Twelfth dynasty Thirteenth to Seventeenth Dynasties ..."
2. The Historic Note-book: With an Appendix of Battles by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1891)
"The Sphinx was carved in this dynasty. V. dynasty began Bc 2810. The VI. began Bc
2744, the last monarch being Queen Nitocris, noted for her great beauty. ..."
3. Man by Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1904)
"The building lay under the heaps of débris immediately to the south of the great
Deir el-Bahari temple (XVIIIth dynasty, uc 1500). These heaps of débris are ..."
4. Ancient History by George Rawlinson (1887)
"(ABOUT Bc 2500 TO BC 1700) 3} First Babylonian dynasty, according to the native
... 35 Seventh Historical dynasty (or Seventeenth dynasty of Manetho) 36 ..."
5. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Important changes and improvements look place in the writing even during the 1st
dynasty. The personal name of Menés Г"""Ч is given by one only of many ..."
6. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"2287-1100 Bc] Samsu-satana, the son of Ammi-zadok, was the last king of the first
dynasty of Babylon, which was followed by a dynasty of eleven Sumerian ..."
7. The History of the Balkan Peninsula: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Ferdinand Schevill (1922)
"The notable thing about Basil I, who reigned from 867 to 886, was that, a vigorous,
capable man, he founded a dynasty — the Basilian or Macedonian dynasty ..."
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