antidynastic
|an-ti-dy-nas-tic|
/ˌæn.ti.daɪˈnæs.tɪk/
against dynastic rule
Etymology
'antidynastic' is formed from the prefix 'anti-' (Greek, meaning 'against') combined with the adjective 'dynastic' (from 'dynasty').
'dynasty' entered English via Old French 'dynastie' and Latinized forms from Greek 'dynasteia' (meaning 'rule' or 'power held by a ruler/family'), and 'dynastic' developed from 'dynasty'; 'antidynastic' is a modern English formation by prefixing 'anti-'.
Originally words related to 'dynasty' referred to 'power' or 'rule by a family'; 'antidynastic' has retained the straightforward sense of being 'against dynastic rule' in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
opposed to a dynasty or to dynastic (hereditary) rule; hostile to or seeking to overthrow a ruling dynasty.
The movement was openly antidynastic, calling for the end of hereditary rule.
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