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  • adverb In a dynastic (or dynastical) way.

Etymologies

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dynastic +‎ -ally or dynastical +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • Frederick II was the last of a line, not just dynastically but in a broader and more important sense.

    Parallel Lives Jonathan Sumption 2011

  • Frederick II was the last of a line, not just dynastically but in a broader and more important sense.

    Parallel Lives Jonathan Sumption 2011

  • The assassin was Ptolemy's dynastically frustrated son by his first wife; competitive sons from multiple marriages were the curse of the Successors.

    Babylonian Dreaming Peter Green 2011

  • While filling seats vacated by Cabinet nominees and indicted politicians is a favorite of the dynastically inclined, regular elections are not immune to the phenomenon.

    Paul Jenkins: Along Came Caroline. And Andrew. And Beau. 2009

  • So dynastically speaking, he seems to meet princely criteria.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The Cartoons that Shook the World Won’t Shake the World in This Book: 2009

  • So dynastically speaking, he seems to meet princely criteria.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The Cartoons that Shook the World Won’t Shake the World in This Book: 2009

  • If the majors had become expert at corporate intermarriages through their joint ventures, Mattei would go them one better: Thinking dynastically in his quest for Italian access to Iranian oil, he floated the idea of marrying off an Italian princess to the Shah, who was in urgent need of a male heir.

    The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

  • If the majors had become expert at corporate intermarriages through their joint ventures, Mattei would go them one better: Thinking dynastically in his quest for Italian access to Iranian oil, he floated the idea of marrying off an Italian princess to the Shah, who was in urgent need of a male heir.

    The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008

  • Cuba has been run the same way under Fidel Castro, who will likely be succeeded, dynastically, by his brother, though the people have not been as mistreated there, perhaps because of better weather and more friends in the neighborhood.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Why the Debate Over Socialism Isn’t Over: 2007

  • Magna Charta, elected Jagellon (baptized under the name of Ladislas) to the throne of Poland, which thus became dynastically united

    Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Various

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