dynasty
noun /ˈdɪnəsti/
  /ˈdaɪnəsti/
 (plural dynasties)
- a series of leaders of a country who all belong to the same family
- the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty
 
Wordfinder- ancestor
 - branch
 - descent
 - dynasty
 - family tree
 - genealogy
 - generation
 - inherit
 - relation
 - trace
 
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsc1- The civil service was established under the previous dynasty.
 - the last surviving heir of an ancient dynasty
 - the rise and fall of the Habsburg dynasty
 - the ruling dynasties of the Visigoths
 - Eventually the dynasty was overthrown, and the country became a Republic.
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
 - great
 - political
 - …
 
- build
 - establish
 - found
 - …
 
- begin
 - come to an end
 - end
 - …
 
- during a/the dynasty
 - from a/the dynasty
 - under a/the dynasty
 - …
 
- the end of a dynasty
 - the fall of a dynasty
 - the rise of a dynasty
 - …
 
 - a period of years during which members of a particular family rule a country
- a Ming dynasty vase
 
Extra Examples- a porcelain figure made during the Tang dynasty
 - bowls and pots from the twelfth dynasty
 
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
 - great
 - political
 - …
 
- build
 - establish
 - found
 - …
 
- begin
 - come to an end
 - end
 - …
 
- during a/the dynasty
 - from a/the dynasty
 - under a/the dynasty
 - …
 
- the end of a dynasty
 - the fall of a dynasty
 - the rise of a dynasty
 - …
 
 
Word Originlate Middle English: from French dynastie, or via late Latin from Greek dunasteia ‘lordship, power’, from dunastēs, from dunasthai ‘be able’.