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as⋅cend⋅ant
[uh-sen-duh
nt] 
–noun
| 1. | a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence: With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position. |
| 2. | an ancestor; forebear. |
| 3. | Astrology. the point of the ecliptic or the sign and degree of the zodiac rising above the eastern horizon at the time of a birth or event: the cusp of the first house. |
–adjective
| 4. | ascending; rising. |
| 5. | superior; predominant. |
| 6. | Botany. directed or curved upward. |
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| as·cen·dant also as·cen·dent (ə-sěn'dənt) adj.
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Ascendant
As*cend"ant\, n. [F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr. of ascendere.]1. Ascent; height; elevation. [R.] Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant. --Temple. 2. (Astrol.) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune. Note: Hence the phrases To be in the ascendant, to have commanding power or influence, and Lord of the ascendant, one who has possession of such power or influence; as, to rule, for a while, lord of the ascendant. --Burke. 3. Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another. Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent. --Robertson. 4. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant. --Ayliffe.Ascendant
As*cend"ant\, Ascendent \As*cend"ent\, a. 1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. The constellation . . . about that time ascendant. --Browne. 2. Rising; ascending. --Ruskin. 3. Superior; surpassing; ruling. An ascendant spirit over him. --South. The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. --J. S. Mill. Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. --Grote.
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Language Translation for : ascendant
Spanish:
ascendiente,
German:
Vormachtstellung (über),
Japanese:
優勢
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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