dynasty
noun, plural dy·nas·ties.
Origin of dynasty
Related Words for dynasty
empire, regime, absolutism, government, house, dominion, sovereignty, sway, ascendancyExamples from the Web for dynasty
Contemporary Examples of dynasty
A problem far more pressing for the dynasty was the Taiping revolt, which ran from 1850 to 1864 and left tens of millions dead.
The show seeks to suggest, as Dynasty and Dallas did, that rich people suffer too.
With each generation, the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has grown less impressive, and more pedestrian.
With one Clinton presidency done and another one possibly starting, this could be the making of a dynasty.
Brussels and Washington may no longer be able to contain Lukashenko as he builds a Stalinist dynasty in the heart of Europe.
Forget Kim Jong Un—China’s New Favorite Dictator Is Belarus’s Aleksandr Lukashenko.Kapil Komireddi
January 28, 2014
Historical Examples of dynasty
The Tudor dynasty had ended before the Romanoff dynasty began.
Camps, Quarters and Casual PlacesArchibald Forbes
His real name was Li, and he belonged to the ruling Tang dynasty.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
The Republic could not suffer at their hands; the Republic and the dynasty were impregnable.
The AdventurerCyril M. Kornbluth
Papa will only have to carry himself proudly, as befits the head of a dynasty.
FruitfulnessEmile Zola
Was it not the bill-posters who caused the downfall of the French dynasty?
The StrollersFrederic S. Isham