| Title | dynast |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary dy·nast ETYMOLOGY Latin dynastes, from Greek dynastēs, from dynasthai to be able, have power DATE 1606 : ruler 1Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged dy·nast \ˈdī]ˌnast, ]nəst, ]ˌnaa(ə)st sometimes ˈdi]\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin dynastes, from Greek dynastēs, from dynasthai to be able 1. : a ruler over a state; especially : a hereditary ruler : one of a line of kings or princes 2. : a person that founds or belongs to a family powerful in a particular field < a dynast in the field of international finance > |
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