What is another word for dynastic?

Pronunciation: [dɪnˈastɪk] (IPA)

Dynastic is a word that refers to something related to a ruling dynasty. There are many possible synonyms for this word, depending on the context and the type of dynasty being referred to. Some synonyms that would be appropriate in certain situations include hereditary, monarchic, regal, imperial, royal, aristocratic, and patrimonial. Each of these words has a slightly different connotation and emphasis, but they all relate to the idea of a ruling family or lineage. Other potential synonyms for dynastic may include terms like feudal, oligarchic, or autocratic, depending on the specific nature of the dynasty in question and the power dynamics involved.

Usage examples for Dynastic

The existence of but one king leaves no room for dynastic troubles and rivalries which disturb, so often, our human countries and empires with such dreadful results.
"The Human Side of Animals"
Royal Dixon
History will never know, perhaps, the soul-despairing network of intrigue and counter-intrigue that wound and tightened about the young sapling roots that would strike deep in an unnourishing soil and become a dynastic oak.
"The Missourian"
Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
The Morglay dynastic war of a couple of centuries ago, still sputtering and smoking.
"Space Viking"
Henry Beam Piper

Famous quotes with Dynastic

  • The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender.
    Philip Guedalla
  • Besides, [Saint] George pointed out, dragons burn towns and demand princesses as ransom. The dragons, referring to the Siege of Jerusalem, the Sack of Constantinople and a thousand years of dynastic marriages, said, Look who's talking.
    Tom Holt
  • Henry VIII had so many wives because his dynastic sense was very strong whenever he saw a maid of honor.
    Will Cuppy

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