dynastic

American  

[dahy-nas-tik, dih-nas-tik] / daɪˈnæs tɪk, dɪˈnæs tɪk /

British also dynastical

adjective

1. of or relating to a dynasty, a sequence of rulers or other powerful or wealthy people, usually from the same family.

   Democracy, by definition, can't prohibit dynastic or corrupt rulers but it offers ways to correct or alter the situation.

   Artifacts found in the Royal Nubian burials at Qustul bear the oldest-known examples of Egyptian dynastic symbols, such as the white crown of Egypt and the falcon.

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Other Word Forms

• antidynastic adjective
• antidynastical adjective
• antidynastically adverb
• dynastically adverb
• nondynastic adjective
• nondynastical adjective
• nondynastically adverb

Etymology

Origin of dynastic

First recorded in 1620–30, for an earlier sense; dynast(y) ( def. ) + -ic ( def. )

Example Sentences

Built in 1395, the former royal palace is often seen as a symbol of Korean resilience through dynastic collapse, colonial rule and pro-democracy protests.

From Barron's

One day, these dynastic annals may form part of the historically literate man or woman’s mental furniture—we are not there yet.

From The Wall Street Journal

He seemed happy to answer my endless questions, chatting about everything from the various dynastic eras to the differences among vessel forms and the characteristics of certain hardwoods.

From Literature

He did so to avoid antagonizing parts of the political and religious establishment that categorically reject hereditary or dynastic succession.

From Salon

Ironically, this dynastic cycle enduring is only possible thanks to the student-led uprising, following which Rahman was able to return after 17 years in self-imposed exile.

From BBC