DY'NASTY, noun [Gr. power, sovereignty; a lord or chief; to be able or strong, to prevail.] Government; sovereignty; or rather a race or succession of kings of the same line or family, who govern a particular country; as the dynastics of Egypt or Persia. The obligation of treaties and contracts is allowed to survive the change of dynasties.
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