Definition of ascendancy Ascendancy
/ʌsɛˈndʌnsi/ - [usendunsee] - as•cend•an•cy
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What does ascendancy mean?
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| ascendancy - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" | ||
| dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendency, control | ||
| status, condition the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" | ||
| ascendant, ascendent position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" | ||
| supremacy, domination, mastery social control by dominating | ||
| prepotency, predominance, predomination the state of being predominant over others | ||
| dominion, rule one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth | ||
| regulation the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians" | ||
| despotism, tyranny, absolutism the doctrine of an absolute being | ||
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- ascendancy (Noun)
The process or period of one's ascent. - ascendancy (Noun)
Supremacy; superiority; dominant control; the quality of being in the ascendant.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ascendancy (n.)
Alt. of Ascendance
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ascendancy
The state that exists when one person or group has power over another.
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🔤- ascendancy, noun, singular of ascendancies.
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