First Known Use: 1606
Dictionary
dynast
noun dy·nast \ˈdī-ˌnast, -nəst\
Definition of DYNAST
: ruler 1
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Origin of DYNAST
Latin dynastes, from Greek dynastēs, from dynasthai to be able, have power
Rhymes with DYNAST
aghast, at last, avast, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, handfast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, newscast, oblast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, typecast, upcast, webcast, windblast
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