Monarchy vs. Dynasty

Monarchynoun

A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).

Monarchynoun

The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.

Monarchynoun

A form of government where sovereignty is embodied by a single ruler in a state and his high aristocracy representing their separate divided lands within the state and their low aristocracy representing their separate divided fiefs.

Monarchynoun

A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch.

Monarchynoun

A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch.

Monarchynoun

The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.

Monarchynoun

an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority

Monarchy

A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state for life or until abdication. The political legitimacy and authority of the monarch may vary from restricted and largely symbolic (constitutional monarchy), to fully autocratic (absolute monarchy), and can expand across the domains of the executive, legislative, and judicial.

Dynastynoun

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.

Dynastynoun

(sports) A team or organization which has an extended period of success or dominant performance.

Dynastynoun

Sovereignty; lordship; dominion.

Dynastynoun

A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family; the continued lordship of a race of rulers.

Dynastynoun

a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

Dynasty

A dynasty (UK: , US: ) is a sequence of rulers from the same family, usually in the context of a feudal or monarchical system, but sometimes also appearing in republics. Alternative terms for may include , and , among others.