Rulers (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">rulers</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(dynast is a kind of ruler)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for dynasts that I've seen before include "members of ruling family" , "Rulers; Hardy poem" .)
(Another definition for empresses that I've seen is " Female rulers".)
(Another definition for governors that I've seen is " Prison heads".)