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dy·nast  (dnst, -nst)
n.
A ruler, especially a hereditary one.

[Latin dynasts, from Greek dunasts, lord, from dunasthai, to be able; see deu-2 in Indo-European roots.]

dynast [ˈdɪnəst -æst]
n
a ruler, esp a hereditary one
[from Latin dynastēs, from Greek dunastēs, from dunasthai to be powerful]
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Noun1.dynast - a hereditary ruler
ruler, swayer - a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"


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This, of course, does not apply to dynasts, who will look for generals to hang.
Feudal dynasts used to survive on the principle that they could never be mistaken, and if anything did go wrong it was someone else's fault.
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