dynasty
/ˈdaɪnəsti/ noun B1- A series of rulers or dynasts from one family. · Habsburg dynasty; Ottoman dynasty
- A family considered over time, with its ancestors and descendants
- The polity or historical era under the rule of a certain dynasty. · During the Ming dynasty, China was ruled by the Zhu family.
- A team or organization which has an extended period of success or dominant performance.
Plural dynasties
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“‘The undersigned Louis-Jacques Beaurepaire, lieutenant-colonel of artillery, Étienne Duchampy, general of brigade, and Claude Lecharpal, keeper of woods and forests, declare, that on the 4th of February, a letter arrived from the Island of Elba, recommending to the kindness and the confidence of the Bonapartist Club, General Flavien de Quesnel, who having served the emperor from 1804 to 1814 was supposed to be devoted to the interests of the Napoleon dynasty, notwithstanding the title of baron which Louis XVIII.
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