dynastic

British also ��·�Բ��·�پ�·��

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

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adjective

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.

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Other Word Forms

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dynastic¹

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

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As a kid, he sat in the stands at old Dedeaux Field as its namesake led the Trojans on a dynastic run, at one point winning five national titles in a row.

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Syria may have been freed of the chokehold of the Assads' dynastic dictatorship.

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There was broad consensus over incorporating a ban on dynastic succession in the new constitution.

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The business executive occupies the top of the corporate hierarchy — or, in the case of Trump, the dynastic hierarchy — dispensing judgment as he sees fit.

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They are trying to become Major League Baseball’s first repeat champion since the New York Yankees from 1998 to 2000, the last undisputed dynastic run by any big-league club in the sport.

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