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ascendancy

American  
[uh-sen-duhn-see] / əˈsɛn dən si /
Also ascendance, or ascendency

noun

  1. the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.

    Synonyms:
    supremacy, sovereignty, preeminence, predominance, hegemony, dominion, dominance
ascendancy British  
/ əˈsɛndəns, əˈsɛndənsɪ /

noun

  1. the condition of being dominant, esp through superior economic or political power

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Other Word Forms

  • nonascendance noun
  • nonascendancy noun
  • nonascendence noun
  • nonascendency noun

Etymology

Origin of ascendancy

First recorded in 1705–15; ascend(ant) + -ancy

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