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English Dictionary: ascendency	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ascendency
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ascendency n 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" Synonym(s): dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ascendency \Ascend"ency\, n. Governing or controlling influence; domination; power. An undisputed ascendency. --Macaulay. Custom has an ascendency over the understanding. --Watts. Syn: Control; authority; influence; sway; dominion; prevalence; domination.