Dynasty – Series of leaders from the same family

PRONOUNCE DYNASTY

(Pronounced dinn-us-tee)

REMEMBER MEANING OF DYNASTY

A dynasty is a series, or succession, of rulers who are all from the same family.

Dynasty is also the period when a country was ruled by such a family: for instance, the Ming dynasty in China lasted for 276 years, from 1368 to 1644.

To remember the definition of the word dynasty, use the following mnemonic:

The din was nasty (dynasty) but ghosts of leaders from next door couldn’t get them to turn it down.

Examples of dynasty in a sentence

The family dynasty continued to rule the country for more than a hundred years.

The rebels killed all members of the imperial family to prevent the dynasty from continuing its reign.

The dynasty came to an end when revolution swept the country and the ruling family were forced into exile.