单词 | dynasty |
释义 | dynastyn. 1. Lordship, sovereignty, power; régime. Now rare or Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > chief authority or dominion ealdordomeOE lord-domeOE lordshipeOE aldershipOE danger?c1225 seignioryc1290 demesnec1300 lordheada1325 lordshippingc1384 dominationc1386 subjectiona1393 signory?a1425 dominionc1430 signority1525 seigniority1596 dynasty1613 seigniorage1656 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 69 They tell..of divers Dynasties or governments in this countrey of Babylon. a1656 J. Ussher Ann. World (1658) vi. 196 The King bestowed a far better Dynasty or Principality upon him in Asia. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 439 The Dynasties or Polities of the Nations, the Secular Kingdomes and Powers. 1849 H. Miller Foot-prints of Creator 308 During the present dynasty of probation and trial. 2. a. A succession of rulers of the same line or family; a line of kings or princes. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > dynasty > [noun] dynastya1464 a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 22 Than entered þat lond [sc. Egipte] þei of Tebes tyl xxxvi Dynastines had regned. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. ii. §2. 237 The account of the Dynasties..agreeth for the most part, if not altogether with the Histories of the Assyrians, Troians, Italians, and others, [etc.]. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. iii. 146 He digested the successive Governments of the Egyptians into 32 Dynasties. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 19 At some time or other..all the beginners of dynasties were chosen by those who called them to govern. View more context for this quotation 1846 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 II. ii. 53 Disaffected to the ruling dynasty of Nepal. b. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1800 J. Reeves On Psalms 22 The next dynasty of theologists, the schoolmen. a1854 H. Reed Lect. Brit. Poets (1857) vii. 234 The annals of a dynasty of noble poets. 1866 J. F. Ferrier Lect. Greek Philos. I. xii. 363 Aristotle..was fitted to found a new dynasty in philosophy. Draft additions July 2009 Sport (originally U.S.). A run of success (by a team or club) which lasts for several seasons; a team or club achieving such success. ΚΠ 1925 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 20 Aug. 10/6 It may be that the present Athletics and Pirates, setting most of the pace in this year's pennant battles, are about to create new dynasties. 1972 N.Y. Times 21 May 81/1 Mr. Anderson constructed a dynasty in New Jersey scholastic football, with his teams achieving 16 state titles and 12 undefeated seasons. 1994 M. Bowden Bringing Heat vi. 156 The Cowboys were now a nascent dynasty. 2001 FourFourTwo Aug. 109/2 The club seemed on the brink of a second dynasty, one that could outdo the three straight European Cups won by John Cruyff's Ajax of the early 1970s. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1464 |
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