Definition of ascendence Ascendence

as•cend•ence

We found 2 definitions of ascendence from 2 different sources.

What does ascendence mean?

Noun
ascendence - 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, ascendancy, 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