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 →

2) The time when one family rules is also called a dynasty. tree →

3) (figurative) A family or team that stays powerful or successful for a long time is called a dynasty: «a football dynasty». tree →

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 →
• Ancient Egypt had many dynasties of pharaohs. tree →
• The Tudor dynasty included Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. tree →
• The Great Wall was rebuilt by several Chinese dynasties. tree →
• The emperor wanted his son to carry on the dynasty. tree →
• That team built a dynasty, winning the cup again and again. tree →
• A family of famous actors can be called an acting dynasty. tree →

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.
• Most of the Great Wall you see in photos today was built or rebuilt by the Ming dynasty.
• China was ruled by dynasties, families passing power from parent to child, like a football club owned by one family for generations.
• The Han dynasty ruled for about 400 years, and most Chinese people still call themselves the Han people.
• Genghis's grandson Kublai Khan conquered China and founded the Yuan dynasty, with his capital where Beijing is now.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dynasty» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.