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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Dy"nast\, n. [L. dynastes, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be able or strong: cf. F. dynaste. See {Dynamic}.] 1. A ruler; a governor; a prince. 2. A dynasty; a government. [Obs.]
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| Pronunciation: | 'dInast | ||
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| Matching Terms: | dynasta, dynastic, dynastical, dynastidan, dynasty | ||
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| Definition: | [n] a hereditary ruler | ||
| See Also: | ruler, swayer | ||
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| Definition: | \Dy"nast\, n. [L. dynastes, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be able or strong: cf. F. dynaste. See {Dynamic}.] 1. A ruler; a governor; a prince. 2. A dynasty; a government. [Obs.] | ||
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| Related Terms: | anointed king, chief, chieftain, crowned head, emperor, grand duke, high chief, imperator, king, king-emperor, kinglet, lord paramount, majesty, monarch, overlord, paramount, petty king, potentate, prince, prince consort, royal, royal personage, royalty, ruler, sovereign, suzerain, tetrarch | ||
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