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dynast

[ dahy-nast, -nuhst; British also din-ast ]

noun

  1. a ruler or potentate, especially a hereditary ruler.


dynast

/ ˈdɪnəst; -æst /

noun

  1. a ruler, esp a hereditary one
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dynast1

1625–35; < Latin Բŧ < Greek áŧ, equivalent to ýԲ ( thai ) to rule + agent suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dynast1

C17: from Latin Բŧ, from Greek ܲԲŧ, from dunasthai to be powerful
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“He’s a fifth generation dynast and came with a lot of historical baggage,” the political analyst explains.

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But the novel becomes more intriguing once you know its rural Virginian petty dynasts correspond to the Tudors at the height of British rule.

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The dynast Gotabaya Rajapaksa was leading the administration at the time, and he had appointed his brothers and his nephew to his cabinet.

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Farrar became the paper’s first crossword puzzle editor, the founding dynast of the Hapsburgs of the crossword empire.

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Many parties are like personal fiefs run by dominant personalities and dynasts, and lacking inner-party democracy - conditions, which help "opportunistic candidates with deep pockets".

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