dynast means A ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
DYNAST — [Noun] A hereditary ruler or a member of a ruling lineage, emphasizing the primacy of bloodline over individual office. From Late Latin dynastēs, from Ancient Greek δυνάστης (dunástēs, "lord, ruler"), from δύναμαι (dúnamai, "to be powerful"). Unlike a monarch, which crystallizes the solitary crown, or a usurper, which implies a violent rupture, a dynast is defined by sequence—a link in a chain of power that claims to stretch through time. He is the spare heir moving through palace shadows, the daughter traded in a diplomatic portrait, the deposed scion tracing a faded map with a weighty signet ring—a human vessel for a name that must outlast him, forever defined by a throne he may never occupy.
noun
- A ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty.“Now the dynasts who rule each country are cementing political ties.”