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Another word for dynasty

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Noun
      1. A border or boundary:
      2. An official or prescribed policy:
      3. A course of progress or movement; a route:
      1. A dwelling for a group of people, such as students or members of a religious community, who live together as a unit:
      2. A family line including ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble family:
      3. A publishing company:
      1. A form of government or rule; political system
      2. The period of time that a person or system is in power
      3. A government, especially an oppressive or undemocratic one:
      1. Royal rank, authority, or power.
      2. Supremacy of authority or rule as exercised by a sovereign or sovereign state.
      3. The status, dominion, rule, or power of a sovereign
    See also:

    administration

    family

    government

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Sentence Examples

  • The Samanid dynasty came to its end in December 1004.

  • One of the kings of the dynasty of Ur built at Susa.

  • After him was named the first capital of the dynasty, the once important city of Mandia (q.v.).

  • 620) he came in contact with Pulakesin II., the greatest of the Chalukya dynasty, who made himself lord of the south, as Harsha was lord of the north.

  • provinces, though not loving the Burgundian dynasty, milian of had no desire to have a French master.

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