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dynasticism 1. a system of government in which a sequence of rulers is derived from the same family, group, or stock. See also: Government2. the reign of such a sequence. — dynast, dynasty, n. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Although dynasticism is supposed to have died and been buried by meritocracy, these countries are all led by the children of former heads of state. That Jordanians should grouse about their deracinated royals at all is proof of Arab nationalism's hold on the popular imagination; that they are not as disturbed as they could be at the thought of being ruled now by a man who is as genetically (and, some would say, culturally) English as Arab is proof that the older logic of dynasticism is solidly in place. [70] According to Alison Brown, the posthumous bestowal of the title Pater Patriae upon Cosimo, which, as an unprecedented event in Florentine history did much to contribute to the aura of dynasticism surrounding the Medici, was more a reflection of the desire of humanists to forge links between Quat trocento Florence and classical antiquity than it was a direct statement of admiration for Cosimo. |
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