| Pronunciation: | | 'dInast
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| Matching Terms: | | dynasta, dynastic, dynastical, dynastidan, dynasty
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| | Definition: | | [n] a hereditary ruler |
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| | See Also: | | ruler, swayer |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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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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