dynasty

[ dahy-nuh-stee; British also din-uh-stee ]

/ ˈdaɪ nə sti; British also ˈdɪn ə sti /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR dynasty ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural dy·nas·ties.

a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group: the Ming dynasty.

the rule of such a sequence.

a series of members of a family who are distinguished for their success, wealth, etc.

Origin of dynasty

1425–75; late Middle English <Late Latin dynastīa<Greek dynasteia.See dynast, -y³

OTHER WORDS FROM dynasty

dy·nas·tic

[dahy-nas-tik; British also dih-nas-tik], /daɪˈnæs tɪk; British also dɪˈnæs tɪk/, dy·nas·ti·cal, adjectivedy·nas·ti·cal·ly, adverban·ti·dy·nas·tic, adjectivean·ti·dy·nas·ti·cal, adjective

an·ti·dy·nas·ti·cal·ly, adverban·ti·dy·nas·ty, adjectivenon·dy·nas·tic, adjectivenon·dy·nas·ti·cal, adjectivenon·dy·nas·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby dynasty

dynamometry, dynamotor, Dynapen, dynast, dynastid, dynasty, dynatron, dynatron oscillator, dyne, dynein, Dynel

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Example sentences from the Web for dynasty

By the 1980s, buffets ruled the landscape like family dynasties, with sister chains the Ponderosa and the Bonanza spreading the gospel of sneeze guards and steaks, sundae stations and salad bars along the interstates.
Fast-Food Buffets Are a Thing of the Past. Some Doubt They Ever Even Existed.|MM Carrigan|September 29, 2020|Eater
Family political dynasties are hardly unusual in American politics.
The GOP Convention Violated Plenty Of Norms, But Did It Undermine Democratic Values?|Julia Azari|September 1, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
The Chicago Cubs once looked as if they were on the cusp of a dynasty, winning the 2016 title with a young, elite core of position players.
The Dodgers Lead Our National League Predictions, But Don’t Count Out The Nats Or … Reds?|Travis Sawchik|July 22, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
A problem far more pressing for the dynasty was the Taiping revolt, which ran from 1850 to 1864 and left tens of millions dead.
We're Still Fighting the Opium Wars|William O’Connor|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The show seeks to suggest, as Dynasty and Dallas did, that rich people suffer too.
‘Made in Chelsea’ Has a New York Moment|Tim Teeman|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With each generation, the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has grown less impressive, and more pedestrian.
Modi Crushes Gandhi in India’s Election Landslide|Tunku Varadarajan|May 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With one Clinton presidency done and another one possibly starting, this could be the making of a dynasty.
Hillary Clinton Achieves Her Other Dream: Grandma|Keli Goff|April 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brussels and Washington may no longer be able to contain Lukashenko as he builds a Stalinist dynasty in the heart of Europe.
Forget Kim Jong Un—China’s New Favorite Dictator Is Belarus’s Aleksandr Lukashenko.|Kapil Komireddi|January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was killed by his enemies, and that was the end of the dynasty of Gideon.
Hebrew Life and Times|Harold B. Hunting
The last days of the dynasty that had meditated the conquest of the continent to slave-holding government were evidently at hand.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I., No. IV., April, 1862|Various
This was one of time's tragedies—the dethronement of a dynasty.
Louis Philippe|John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The nineteenth dynasty ended even more disastrously than the eighteenth.
Patriarchal Palestine|Archibald Henry Sayce
In some vain hope of consolidating his dynasty, Witigis divorced his wife and married this young princess.
Theodoric the Goth|Thomas Hodgkin

British Dictionary definitions for dynasty

dynasty

/ (ˈdɪnəstɪ) /

noun plural -ties

a sequence of hereditary rulersan Egyptian dynasty

any sequence of powerful leaders of the same familythe Kennedy dynasty

Derived forms of dynasty

dynastic (dɪˈnæstɪk) or dynastical, adjectivedynastically, adverb

Word Origin for dynasty

C15: via Late Latin from Greek dunasteia, from dunastēs dynast

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单词	dynasty
释义	dynasty [ dahy-nuh-stee; British also din-uh-stee ] / ˈdaɪ nə sti; British also ˈdɪn ə sti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dynasty ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural dy·nas·ties. a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group: the Ming dynasty. the rule of such a sequence. a series of members of a family who are distinguished for their success, wealth, etc. Origin of dynasty 1425–75; late Middle English <Late Latin dynastīa<Greek dynasteia.See dynast, -y³ OTHER WORDS FROM dynasty dy·nas·tic [dahy-nas-tik; British also dih-nas-tik], /daɪˈnæs tɪk; British also dɪˈnæs tɪk/, dy·nas·ti·cal, adjectivedy·nas·ti·cal·ly, adverban·ti·dy·nas·tic, adjectivean·ti·dy·nas·ti·cal, adjective an·ti·dy·nas·ti·cal·ly, adverban·ti·dy·nas·ty, adjectivenon·dy·nas·tic, adjectivenon·dy·nas·ti·cal, adjectivenon·dy·nas·ti·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby dynasty dynamometry, dynamotor, Dynapen, dynast, dynastid, dynasty, dynatron, dynatron oscillator, dyne, dynein, Dynel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dynasty By the 1980s, buffets ruled the landscape like family dynasties, with sister chains the Ponderosa and the Bonanza spreading the gospel of sneeze guards and steaks, sundae stations and salad bars along the interstates. Fast-Food Buffets Are a Thing of the Past. Some Doubt They Ever Even Existed.\|MM Carrigan\|September 29, 2020\|Eater Family political dynasties are hardly unusual in American politics. The GOP Convention Violated Plenty Of Norms, But Did It Undermine Democratic Values?\|Julia Azari\|September 1, 2020\|FiveThirtyEight The Chicago Cubs once looked as if they were on the cusp of a dynasty, winning the 2016 title with a young, elite core of position players. The Dodgers Lead Our National League Predictions, But Don’t Count Out The Nats Or … Reds?\|Travis Sawchik\|July 22, 2020\|FiveThirtyEight A problem far more pressing for the dynasty was the Taiping revolt, which ran from 1850 to 1864 and left tens of millions dead. We're Still Fighting the Opium Wars\|William O’Connor\|August 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The show seeks to suggest, as Dynasty and Dallas did, that rich people suffer too. ‘Made in Chelsea’ Has a New York Moment\|Tim Teeman\|August 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST With each generation, the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has grown less impressive, and more pedestrian. Modi Crushes Gandhi in India’s Election Landslide\|Tunku Varadarajan\|May 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST With one Clinton presidency done and another one possibly starting, this could be the making of a dynasty. Hillary Clinton Achieves Her Other Dream: Grandma\|Keli Goff\|April 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Brussels and Washington may no longer be able to contain Lukashenko as he builds a Stalinist dynasty in the heart of Europe. Forget Kim Jong Un—China’s New Favorite Dictator Is Belarus’s Aleksandr Lukashenko.\|Kapil Komireddi\|January 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He was killed by his enemies, and that was the end of the dynasty of Gideon. Hebrew Life and Times\|Harold B. Hunting The last days of the dynasty that had meditated the conquest of the continent to slave-holding government were evidently at hand. Continental Monthly, Vol. I., No. IV., April, 1862\|Various This was one of time's tragedies—the dethronement of a dynasty. Louis Philippe\|John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott The nineteenth dynasty ended even more disastrously than the eighteenth. Patriarchal Palestine\|Archibald Henry Sayce In some vain hope of consolidating his dynasty, Witigis divorced his wife and married this young princess. Theodoric the Goth\|Thomas Hodgkin British Dictionary definitions for dynasty dynasty / (ˈdɪnəstɪ) / noun plural -ties a sequence of hereditary rulersan Egyptian dynasty any sequence of powerful leaders of the same familythe Kennedy dynasty Derived forms of dynasty dynastic (dɪˈnæstɪk) or dynastical, adjectivedynastically, adverb Word Origin for dynasty C15: via Late Latin from Greek dunasteia, from dunastēs dynast Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dynasty empire, regime, absolutism, government, house, dominion, sovereignty, sway, ascendancy
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dynasty

noun, plural dy·nas·ties.

Origin of dynasty

OTHER WORDS FROM dynasty

Words nearby dynasty

Example sentences from the Web for dynasty

British Dictionary definitions for dynasty

noun plural -ties

Derived forms of dynasty

Word Origin for dynasty

Words related to dynasty