Dynast Definition

dīnăst, -nəst
dynasts
noun
A ruler, esp. a hereditary ruler.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Dynast

Noun

Singular:
dynast
Plural:
dynasts

Origin of Dynast

  • Latin dynastēs from Greek dunastēs lord from dunasthai to be able deu-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Late Latin dynastēs, from Ancient Greek δυναστής (dunastēs, “lord, ruler”), from δύνασθαι (dunasthai, “to be powerful”).

    From Wiktionary

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to dynast using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

dynast