Dynastic order
A dynastic order, monarchical order, or house order is an order under royal patronage. Such an order is bestowed by, as a legitimate fons honorum, a sovereign or the head of a once-sovereign ruling family.[1] These are often considered part of the cultural patrimony of the ruling family.[2] Dynastic orders were often founded or maintained to reward service to a monarch or their subsequent dynasty.[3]
Not to be confused with royal family order.A national or state order is the equivalent term for orders (e.g., of merit) conferred by sovereign states but not bestowed by ruling dynasties.