Dictionary

dynasty en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɪnəsti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈdaɪnəsti/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French dynastie, from Late Latin dynastia, from Ancient Greek δυναστεία (dunasteía, “power, dominion”).

Meanings

1. A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.
   • Habsburg dynasty; Ottoman dynasty
   • Tonight, against all odds, we have grasped it. The future is in our hands. My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty. 2025 November 5, Zohran Mamdani, “The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Speech”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
   • A dynasty is nothing but the successful orchestration of treachery. 2023, Stewart Stafford, A Wager After Midnight
2. A family considered over time, with its ancestors and descendants
   • To the loyal and to the blood-lovers, in the good families and in the fiery dynasties, life is family and family is life. It is the same people who give advice and their vices to live well who turn out to be the ones who give resource and reason to live long. 2016, Criss Jami, Healology
3. (qualifier:East Asian history) The polity or historical era under the rule of a certain dynasty.
   • During the Ming dynasty, China was ruled by the Zhu family.
4. A team or organization which has an extended period of success or dominant performance.

Forms

Deriveds

Ming dynasty · dynastically · Sui dynasty · Tang dynasty · subdynasty · Qing dynasty · Han dynasty · Yuan dynasty · Satavahana dynasty · Song dynasty · dynastical · dynastic

Synonyms

lineage · clan · house · house · succession

Translations (149)

de Herrscherhaus (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · is keisaraætt (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · id dinasti (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · hi राजकुल (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · hi ख़ानदान (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · prs خَانْدَان (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · is konungsætt (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · id ahala (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ru дина́стия (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · tl dinastiya (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · tk nebere (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · kmr xanedan (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · it dinastia (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · cmn 朝 (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · sl dinastíja (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · nl heersersfamilie (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ckb خانەدان (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · mn угсаа (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · he שׁוֹשֶׁלֶת (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · cmn 朝代 (era or polity under a certain dynasty, especially in East Asian history) · km ខត្តិវង្ស (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · bo རྒྱལ་རབས། (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · nl dynastie (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · vi vương triều (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ga ríshliocht (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ml രാജവംശം (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · km រាជ្យ (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · fo valdsharraætt (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · grc δῠνᾰστείᾱ (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · vi triều đại (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ta ராஜவம்சம் (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · lt dinastija (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · yi דינאַסטיע (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · sw nasaba (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ko 왕가 (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ps خاندان (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ko 나라 (era or polity under a certain dynasty, especially in East Asian history) · tk dinastiýa (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · si රාජවංශය (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · hu dinasztia (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ba династия (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · jv wangsa (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · gu રાજવંશ (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · syc ܡܠܟܘܬܐ (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · prs سِلْسِلَه (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ko 황가 (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · fa-ira دودْمان (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ro dinastie (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ug سۇلالە (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · tl halari (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ps سلاله (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ko 왕조 (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · sv dynasti (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · uz sulola (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · da dynasti (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · pa ਰਾਜਵੰਸ਼ (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · br tierniezh (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ga ríora (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ca dinastia (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · cmn 王朝 (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · sco deenasty (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · fr dynastie (era or polity under a certain dynasty, especially in East Asian history) · pt dinastia (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · tg хонадон (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · et dünastia (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · lo ລາຊະວົງ (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · te వంశం (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ur دُودْمان (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · de Herrschergeschlecht (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · mr राजवंश (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · hy հարստություն (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ja 王朝 (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · id wangsa (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · uz dinastiya (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · km រាជវង្ស (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · hu uralkodóház (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · lb Dynastie (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · mk династија (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · or ରାଜବଂଶୀୟ (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · el δυναστεία (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · sa राजवंश (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ky династия (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · oc dinastia (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · be дына́стыя (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · eu dinastia (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · sk dynastia (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · hy դինաստիա (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · de Herrscherhaus (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · cy brenhinllin (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · nb dynasti (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · mt dinastija (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · bn রাজবংশ (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · pl dynastia (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · sq dinastia (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · km វង្ស (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · fa-ira سِلْسِلِه (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · my မင်းဆက် (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · vi triều đại (era or polity under a certain dynasty, especially in East Asian history) · ko 가 (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · la dynastia (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · bg дина́стия (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · io dinastio (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · fa-ira خانِدان (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · th ราชวงศ์ (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · hy տուն (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · bn খানদান (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · eo dinastio (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ko 조 (era or polity under a certain dynasty, especially in East Asian history) · af dinastie (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · sh dinástija (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ky сулале (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · tr hanedan (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · gl dinastía (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · cmn 朝 (era or polity under a certain dynasty, especially in East Asian history) · nl heersersgeslacht (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ta வம்சம் (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ur خانْدان (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ka დინასტია (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · am ሥርወ መንግሥት (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · lv dinastija (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ja 王家 (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · kn ರಾಜವಂಶ (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · prs خَانَدَان (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · fi dynastia (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · uk дина́стія (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · nn dynasti (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · kk династия (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · th วงศ์ (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · az sülalə (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · gd rìgh-shliochd (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · fr dynastie (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · es dinastía (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · sh дина́стија (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · cs dynastie (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · az xanədan (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · prs دُودْمَان (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · uz xonadon (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ar سُلَالَة (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · cmn 王家 (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · fy dynasty (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · lo ວົງ (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · kk әулет (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ne राजवंश (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ja 王朝 (era or polity under a certain dynasty, especially in East Asian history) · hi राजवंश (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · fa-ira خانْدان (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · de Dynastie (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · tg сулола (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family) · ms dinasti (a series of rulers or dynasts from one family)