dynast

[ dahy-nast, -nuhst; British also din-ast ]
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noun
  1. a ruler or potentate, especially a hereditary ruler.

Origin of dynast

1
1625–35; <Latin dynastēs<Greek dynástēs, equivalent to dýnas(thai) to rule + -tēs agent suffix

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dynast

/ (ˈdɪnəst, -æst) /


noun
  1. a ruler, esp a hereditary one

Origin of dynast

1
C17: from Latin dynastēs, from Greek dunastēs, from dunasthai to be powerful

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