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title: dynasty — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dynasty» in the school dictionary: A dynasty is a line of rulers from the same family, where power passes from parent to child over many years, like the Tudors in England or the Ming in China. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dynasty

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**Who acts:** dynasty, power, family, Ming dynasty, Ancient Egypt, Tudor dynasty · **What happens:** be, pass, call, stay, rule, have · **To what, where:** line, child, time, family, China, many dynasties · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«dynasty» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [dynasty in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dynasty.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dynasty is a line of rulers from the same family, where power passes from parent to child over many years, like the Tudors in England or the Ming in China.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dynasty:m1:1
# text = A dynasty is a line of rulers from the same family, where power passes from parent to child over many years, like the Tudors in England or the Ming in China.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	rulers	ruler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	15	advmod	_	_
14	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	over	over	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	like	like	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	Tudors	tudor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	_
29	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	Ming	Ming	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	_
32	in	in	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a dynasty | a line |  |  |  | of rulers from the same family | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | present | power |  | child |  | year | from parent; like the Tudors in England or the Ming in China | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from parent=Initial\_Location to child=Destination |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The time when one family rules is also called a dynasty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dynasty:m2:1
# text = The time when one family rules is also called a dynasty.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | the time  family rules |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A family or team that stays powerful or successful for a long time is called a dynasty: «a football dynasty».

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dynasty:m3:1
# text = A family or team that stays powerful or successful for a long time is called a dynasty: «a football dynasty».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | a family or team |  |  |  |  | powerful *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **call** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | a family or team |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Ming dynasty ruled China for nearly three hundred years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dynasty:x1:1
# text = The Ming dynasty ruled China for nearly three hundred years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Ming	Ming	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	compound	_	_
9	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | past | the Ming dynasty | China |  |  | year |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent china=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ancient Egypt had many dynasties of pharaohs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dynasty:x2:1
# text = Ancient Egypt had many dynasties of pharaohs.
1	Ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dynasties	dynasty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	pharaohs	pharaoh	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Ancient Egypt | many dynasties of pharaohs |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dynasty=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Tudor dynasty included Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dynasty:x3:1
# text = The Tudor dynasty included Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Tudor	Tudor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	included	include	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Henry	Henry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	VIII	VIII	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Elizabeth	Elizabeth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	I.	I.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **include** | past | the Tudor dynasty | Henry and Elizabeth |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent henry=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Great Wall was rebuilt by several Chinese dynasties.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dynasty:x4:1
# text = The Great Wall was rebuilt by several Chinese dynasties.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Wall	Wall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	rebuilt	rebuild	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	dynasties	dynasty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebuild** | past · passive | several Chinese dynasties | the Great Wall |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The emperor wanted his son to carry on the dynasty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dynasty:x5:1
# text = The emperor wanted his son to carry on the dynasty.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | the emperor | emperor's son |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | emperor's son *not said here* |  |  | the dynasty |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That team built a dynasty, winning the cup again and again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dynasty:x6:1
# text = That team built a dynasty, winning the cup again and again.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | that team | a dynasty |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset dynasty=Product |
| 2 | **win** | gerund | that team *not said here* | the cup |  |  | again |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A family of famous actors can be called an acting dynasty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dynasty:x7:1
# text = A family of famous actors can be called an acting dynasty.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	actors	actor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	acting	acting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | can · passive |  | a family of famous actors |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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