Meaning of ASCENDENCY
| Pronunciation: | | u'sendunsee
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| | Definition: | | [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" |
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| | Synonyms: | | ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, control, dominance |
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| | See Also: | | absolutism, ascendant, ascendent, condition, despotism, domination, dominion, mastery, monopoly, predominance, predomination, regulation, rule, status, supremacy, tyranny | |
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| | Definition: | | \As*cend"en*cy\, 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.
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