dynasty Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

WordNet

Dy"nas*ty noun
Etymology
Gr. lordship, fr. to hold power or lordship, fr. : cf. F. dynastie dynasty. See Dynast.
Wordforms
plural Dynasties
Definitions
  1. Sovereignty; lordship; dominion. Johnson.
  2. A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family; the continued lordship of a race of rulers.

Webster 1913