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Adynasty is a succession of powerful leaders all from the same family. (noun)

When a powerful family in China hands down control of the country from father to son, their rule is an example of a dynasty.

See dynasty in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. dynasties

a succession of rulers who are members of the same family
the period during which a certain family reigns

Related Forms:

dynastic adjective or dynastical
dynastically adverb

See dynasty in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(dīˈnə-stē)

noun pl. dy·nas·ties

A succession of rulers from the same family or line.
A family or group that maintains power for several generations: a political dynasty controlling the state.

Related Forms:

dy·nasˈtic (dī-năsˈtĭk) adjective

dy·nasˈti·cal·ly adverb

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