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ascendence

[uh-sen-duhn-see] Origin

as·cend·an·cy

[uh-sen-duhn-see]
noun
the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.
Also, as·cend·en·cy, as·cend·ance, as·cend·ence.


Origin:
1705–15; ascend(ant) + -ancy

non·as·cend·ance, noun
non·as·cend·an·cy, noun
non·as·cend·ence, noun
non·as·cend·en·cy, noun


primacy, predominance, command, sovereignty, mastery, supremacy.

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ascendancy, ascendency, ascendance or ascendence (əˈsɛndənsɪ, əˈsɛndəs)
 
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the condition of being dominant, esp through superior economic or political power
 
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ascendancy
1712, from ascendant (q.v.).
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