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   dy·nas·ty

   /ˈdīnəstē/

   noun

   • 1. a line of hereditary rulers of a country: "the Tang dynasty"
   • ▪ a succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in business, politics, or another field: "the Ford dynasty"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French dynastie, or via late Latin from Greek dunasteia ‘lordship, power’, from dunastēs (see dynast).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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