dynasty
dynasty
Definition
dy·nasty (dī′nəs tē)
noun pl. -·ties
- a succession of rulers who are members of the same family
- the period during which a certain family reigns
Etymology: ME dinastie < ML dynastia < Gr dynasteia, lordship, rule < dynastēs: see dynast
dy·nas′·tic (dī nas′tik) adjective or dy·nas′·ti·cal
dy·nas′·ti·cally adverb
dynasty
Synonyms
dynasty
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
Converse of object
- found: Between them they founded a very successful literary dynasty.
- overthrow: They began as freedom fighters, bound by blood oath to overthrow the foreign Manchu Ch'ing Dynasty and restore the throne to China.
- establish: And this is where we return to our story of the established family dynasties.
- know: They know every dynasty that ever ruled China was overthrown by peasant revolts and they do not wish to suffer a similar fate.
- create: Their daughter has married and their grandchild looks set to help create a regular farming dynasty!
- find: But it seems equally true that the successful men did not found dynasties.
Preposition: in
- century: The minbar attained its finest workmanship in Cairo under the second Mamluk dynasty in the fifteenth century.
Adjective modifier
- Ming: First created in the Ming dynasty, its simple design remains the first choice of Chinese tea tasters.
- Ching: In 1885, the Ching dynasty made Taiwan its 22nd province.
- Manchu: There was a sense of no going back the Manchu dynasty had fallen.
- Hanoverian: How much did Walpole's long tenure of office contribute to the stability of the Hanoverian dynasty?
- Merovingian: Their descendants became the Merovingian dynasty which ruled what is now France from the 5th to the 8th century.
Noun used with modifier
- tang: My money back the tang dynasty where darkness covers some of the.
- bourbon: Two centuries of French political regimes Absolute monarchy under the Bourbon dynasty until the Revolution of 1789.
- ruling: The ruling dynasty must take a great deal of the blame.
- royal: This confirmed the fear that a new Catholic royal dynasty was about to be emerge.
- banking: The Rothschild banking dynasty was immensely powerful in 19th century Europe.
- song: Perhaps then Buddhism's role in the shaping of Song dynasty Chinese society will be better appreciated.
dynasty Quotes
What perished in France in1830 was not respect for a dynasty, but respect for anything.
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