ascendency Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
control; ascendance; ascendancy; ascendence; dominance.
- her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
WordNet
As*cend"en*cy noun
Definitions
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.