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A ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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a hereditary ruler
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ruler, swayer
From Late Latin dynastēs, from Ancient Greek δυνάστης (dunástēs, “lord, ruler”), from δύναμαι (dúnamai, “to be powerful”).
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
君王
(jūnwáng)
— a ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty
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French:
dynaste
— a ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty
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German:
Dynast
— a ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty
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Italian:
dinasta
— a ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty
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Norwegian Bokmål:
dynast
— a ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
dynast
— a ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty
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Portuguese:
dinasta
— a ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty
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Spanish:
dinasta
— a ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty
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Tagalog:
halhari
— a ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty