Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Relating or pertaining to a dynasty or line of kings.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or relating to a dynasty or line of kings.

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  • adjective Pertaining to a dynasty.

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  • adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a dynasty

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Examples

  • A second, rarer, use of the trust device might be called dynastic.

    A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

  • A second, rarer, use of the trust device might be called dynastic.

    A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

  • For one thing, it appears that Schaller is using a much narrower definition of "dynastic" -- he counts only those with family members in Congress as opposed to, say, Governorships or other high political officials; clearly, if the son of a Governor is elected to the U.S.

    Salon 2009

  • Gamal Mubarak's role in running the country is already increasingly prominent -- even as many Egyptians abhor the idea of dynastic succession.

    Egypt's Gamal Mubarak Aims to Underpin Growth 2009

  • It is an ancestor of the English term “caliphate,” referring to a dynastic succession of rulers.

    The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

  • It is an ancestor of the English term “caliphate,” referring to a dynastic succession of rulers.

    The Jesus Dynasty James D. Tabor 2006

  • But these restraints may yet be useful for dynastic, that is to say warlike, ends by making the country more nearly a "self-contained economic whole."

    An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation Thorstein Veblen 1893

  • But as regards the warlike, that is to say dynastic, interest of an Imperial government the case stands somewhat different.

    An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation Thorstein Veblen 1893

  • But there is, after all, prevalent among them a sufficiently evident logical inability to understand and appreciate the paramount need of national, that is to say dynastic, ascendancy that actuates all

    An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation Thorstein Veblen 1893

  • Austin Fernando, a retired defence secretary-turned-political analyst and author, said Sri Lankan society was generally open to the idea of dynastic politics.

    My Sinchew - phuijee 2010

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