Dynasty \Dy"nas*ty\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Dynasties}. [Gr. ? lordship, fr. ? to hold power or lordship, fr. ?: cf. F. dynastie dynasty. See {Dynast}.] 1. Sovereignty; lordship; dominion. --Johnson. 2. A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family; the continued lordship of a race of rulers.
dynasty n : a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family