Dynasty Meaning
/ˈdɪnəsti/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA series of rulers or dynasts from one family.
nounA family considered over time, with its ancestors and descendants
Sentence Examples
The Tudor Dynasty fell in the year 1603.
Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty in 1271.
In this tomb from the Han dynasty, a book was found.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient ____ ruled China for nearly three centuries.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The Tudor ____ fell in the year 1603.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French dynastie, from Late Latin dynastia, from Ancient Greek δυναστεία (dunasteía, “power, dominion”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A dynasty is nothing but the successful orchestration of treachery."
— 2023, Stewart Stafford, A Wager After Midnight
"Tonight, against all odds, we have grasped it. The future is in our hands. My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty."
— 2025 November 5, Zohran Mamdani, “The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Speech”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
"To the loyal and to the blood-lovers, in the good families and in the fiery dynasties, life is family and family is life. It is the same people who give advice and their vices to live well who turn out to be the ones who give resource and reason to live long."
— 2016, Criss Jami, Healology
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ancient ____ ruled China for nearly three centuries.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The Tudor ____ fell in the year 1603.