dynasty
[noun]
Synonyms: empire, government, house, regime, rule, sovereignty

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dyn‧a‧sty /ˈdɪnəsti $ ˈdaɪ-/ noun (plural dynasties) [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Late Latin; Origin: dynastia, from Greek dynastes 'lord']

1. a family of kings or other rulers whose parents, grandparents etc have ruled the country for many years:
The Habsburg dynasty ruled in Austria from 1278 to 1918.

2. a period of time when a particular family ruled a country or area

3. informal a group or family that controls a particular business or organization for a long time:
the Rothschild banking dynasty

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dynasty
noun
ADJ. ancient Scotland's ancient dynasty
great | royal | ruling the ruling dynasties of the Visigoths
VERB + DYNASTY establish, found | bring to an end, overthrow
DYNASTY + VERB begin | come to an end, end | last, reign
PREP. during a/the ~ a porcelain figure made during the Tang dynasty
from a/the ~ bowls and pots from the twelfth dynasty
under a/the ~ The civil service was established under the previous dynasty.
PHRASES the end/fall of a dynasty, the founder of a dynasty, a member of a dynasty, the rise of a dynasty the rise and fall of the Habsburg dynasty

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