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Dynasty - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Dynasty : (noun)
1: a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Dynasty : \Dy"nas*ty\ (?; 277), n.; pl. Dynasties. [Gr. ?
lordship, fr. ? to hold power or lordship, fr. ?: cf. F.
dynastie dynasty. See Dynast.]
1. Sovereignty; lordship; dominion. --Johnson.
2. A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family;
the continued lordship of a race of rulers.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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DYNASTY. A succession of kings in the same line or family; government;
sovereignty.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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