dynastic
Of royal succession
Dynastic describes things relating to a dynasty—a sequence of rulers from the same family or a family that maintains power across generations.
A dynastic marriage unites powerful families.
Dynastic succession passes rule from parent to child.
The word extends beyond royalty to any family that dominates a field: the dynastic ambitions of political families, a dynastic sports franchise.
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- reignSovereign's time in power
- successionFollowing in order
coronation · regent · scepter · crown · autocracy · despotism · tyranny · oligarchy
Monarch's ruled territory
- sultanateSultan-ruled state
- caliphateIslamic successor-led government
- tsardomRussian imperial realm
- pharaonicRelating to Egyptian monarchs
imperial · realm · territory · conquest · expansion · Hapsburg · Bourbon · Ming
Ancestry through generations
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
pedigree · primogeniture · hereditary · progenitor · forebears · scion · heir · progeny
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- reignSovereign's time in power
succession · coronation · regent · scepter · crown · autocracy · despotism · tyranny · oligarchy · feudalism
kingdom
Monarch's ruled territory
pharaonic · imperial · realm · territory · conquest · expansion · Hapsburg · Bourbon · Ming · Mughal
bloodline
Ancestry through generations
descent · pedigree · primogeniture · hereditary · progenitor · forebears · scion · heir · progeny · patriarch
nobility
Titled ruling class
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
- gentryHighborn but not noble
court · palace · duke · duchess · prince · princess · king · queen · emperor · empress
heirloom
Inherited family treasure
- patrimonyInherited estate or legacy
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- legacyWhat's passed down
bequest · endowment · entail · trust · estate · fortune · wealth · property · dowry · settlement
- lineageancestry, bloodline, noble houses, genealogy, family line
- regalroyal, kingly, queenly, princely, majestic
- ancient egypt descriptorspharaonic, hieroglyphic, mummified, pyramidal, papyrus
dynasticelected
Chosen by ballot
democratic · meritocratic · elective · appointed · chosen
dynasticephemeral
Lasting very briefly
transient · short-lived · discontinuous · temporary · interrupted
dynasticegalitarian
Equality principle supporter
populist · common · plebeian · classless · non-hereditary
- Ming DynastyChinese imperial house, 1368-1644
- family dynastySuccession within one bloodline
- political dynastiesKin monopolizing elected power
- political dynastyFamily holding power generationally
- ancient dynastyHistorical ruling family line
- royal dynastiesSuccessive generations of monarchs