dynastic

British also dy·nas·ti·cal

[dahy-nas-tik, dih-nas-tik]

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.

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dynastic¹

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

Example Sentences

“Spanning eight episodes each, both series explore the circumstances that gave rise to horrific crimes — from dynastic hubris, corruption and greed to societal prejudice and lazy law enforcement,” Ali wrote.

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Cycles of great-power rivalry, where leading states grasped ineffectively for hegemony, shaped the emergence of both dynastic empires and modern nations while testing statesmen.

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Spanning eight episodes each, both series explore the circumstances that gave rise to horrific crimes — from dynastic hubris, corruption and greed to societal prejudice and lazy law enforcement.

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It did not play like the star-studded juggernaut or villainous evil empire or ascendant dynastic power the rest of the baseball world had labeled it to be.

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Concurrently, Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp. has settled its dynastic succession, ensuring Fox remains a core channel for the American right.

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