Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ptolemaic_dynasty

1 sense of ptolemaic dynasty

Sense 1
Ptolemy, Ptolemaic dynasty -- (an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra)
       => dynasty -- (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)