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# dynasty

«dynasty» in Mova's school dictionary: **a line of rulers from the same family, where power passes…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a dynasty, dynasties)

### meaning for a pupil

1) 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. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynasty/#m1)

2) The time when one family rules is also called a dynasty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynasty/#m2)

3) (figurative) A family or team that stays powerful or successful for a long time is called a dynasty: «a football dynasty». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynasty/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons dynasties are used to divide long histories into periods: ancient Egyptian dynasties of pharaohs, Chinese dynasties (Shang, Han, Tang, Song, Ming, Qing), English royal houses (Tudors, Stuarts, Windsors). In sport and business news, «dynasty» means a family or club winning for many seasons.

### examples

- The Ming dynasty ruled China for nearly three hundred years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynasty/#x1)
- Ancient Egypt had many dynasties of pharaohs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynasty/#x2)
- The Tudor dynasty included Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynasty/#x3)
- The Great Wall was rebuilt by several Chinese dynasties. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynasty/#x4)
- The emperor wanted his son to carry on the dynasty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynasty/#x5)
- That team built a dynasty, winning the cup again and again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynasty/#x6)
- A family of famous actors can be called an acting dynasty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynasty/#x7)

### note

Plural «dynasties» (y changes to ies). Adjective «dynastic». Say «DIN-uh-stee» (UK) or «DY-nuh-stee» (US). A dynasty is a family line, not one ruler; a single ruler has a reign.

### In the corpora

- [In 1337 China was ruled by the Mongol Yuan dynasty, which the Chinese Ming dynasty overthrew in 1368.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/35-the-mughals-the-ming-and-the-empires-of-asia/11/)
- [Most of the Great Wall you see in photos today was built or rebuilt by the Ming dynasty.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/35-the-mughals-the-ming-and-the-empires-of-asia/12/)
- [China was ruled by dynasties, families passing power from parent to child, like a football club owned by one family for generations.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/9-ancient-china-dynasties-the-first-emperor-and-the-great-wall/2/)
- [The Han dynasty ruled for about 400 years, and most Chinese people still call themselves the Han people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/9-ancient-china-dynasties-the-first-emperor-and-the-great-wall/18/)
- [Genghis's grandson Kublai Khan conquered China and founded the Yuan dynasty, with his capital where Beijing is now.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/23-the-mongols/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dynasty» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dynasty/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.