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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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If San Antonio wins, the Spurs go down as serious dynasts, having three titles in seven years - the same number as the Lakers.
Dynasts are particularly inclined to build impressive civic monuments.
Charles never succeeded in restoring his sister's family to the Palatinate and he failed to oversee a colonial rebuff to Spanish imperialism; his efforts on behalf of the Huguenots reaped only ignominy and, unlike Gustavus Adolphus, he led no troops into battle against the Habsburg dynasts.
 
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