Kingdom vs. Dynasty — What's the Difference?

A country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen

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 "dynasty" may include "house", "family" and "clan", among others.

The spiritual reign or authority of God.

A succession of rulers from the same family or line.

Each of the three traditional divisions (animal, vegetable, and mineral) in which natural objects have conventionally been classified.

A family or group that maintains power for several generations

A political or territorial unit ruled by a sovereign.

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.

The eternal spiritual sovereignty of God or Christ.

(East Asian history) The polity or historical era under the rule of a certain dynasty.

The realm of this sovereignty.

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

A realm or sphere in which one thing is dominant

Sovereignty; lordship; dominion.

In the Linnean taxonomic system, the highest taxonomic category into which organisms are grouped, based on fundamental similarities and common ancestry. One widely used taxonomic system designates five or six such groups

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

One of the three main divisions (animal, vegetable, and mineral) into which natural organisms and objects have traditionally been classified.

A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.

A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant.

(taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).

The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.

The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control.

An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. In modern biology, the division of life into five kingdoms is widely used for classification.

A domain in which something is dominant;

A country with a king as head of state

The domain ruled by a king or queen

A monarchy with a king or queen as head of state

One of seven biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia

A basic group of natural objects