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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Dynasty

/(dī"nas*ty̆ [or] dĭn"as*ty̆; 277)/ · Dy·nas·ty · IPA /ˈdaɪnəsti/
01 n. Sovereignty; lordship; dominion.
pl. Dynasties ((-tĭz))
  1. 1.
    Sovereignty; lordship; dominion.
  2. 2.
    A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family; the continued lordship of a race of rulers.