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ascendancy

or as·cend·en·cy

[ uh-sen-duhn-see ]

/ əˈsɛn dən si /

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noun

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

Also as·cend·ance, as·cend·ence.

Origin of ascendancy

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

SYNONYMS FOR ascendancy

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

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OTHER WORDS FROM ascendancy

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

Words nearby ascendancy

ascarididae, ascaridole, ascaris, ascaris lumbricoides, ascend, ascendancy, ascendant, ascender, ascendeur, ascending, ascending artery

Example sentences from the Web for ascendancy

My golden age comes to a halt with the ascendancy of music videos.

The Golden Age of Rock Album Covers |Ted Gioia |December 5, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Their ascendancy corresponded with a moment of increased lesbian visibility and so-called lesbian chic.

Tick-Tock: The Explosive Power of the Lesbian Avengers |Tim Teeman |March 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Blues fan certainly can celebrate the ascendancy of these promising young artists.

Do Blues Musicians Need to be Really, Really Old? |Ted Gioia |September 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
That Severson started down this career path on a fluke makes her ascendancy even sweeter.

A Life in Food |John Douglas Marshall |May 28, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

Naturally, Republicans are hoping that this represents the end of a short-lived Democratic ascendancy.

The Democrats' Silver Lining |Reihan Salam |January 6, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
This book uses both Themes and themes, Zrich and Zurich, ascendancy and ascendency.

The Art of War in the Middle Ages A.D. 378-1515 |C. W. C. Oman
By a crude cunning of the kind Gourlay had maintained his ascendancy for years, and to-night he would maintain it still.

The House with the Green Shutters |George Douglas Brown
With the ascendancy of the state over the Church the selection of bishops was practically transferred to the laity.

The Rise of the Mediaeval Church |Alexander Clarence Flick
Palermo in Sicily succeeded Byzantium as the capital of the 311 arts in Europe, although its ascendancy was of brief duration.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 |Various
But his death now altered the state of things, and the ascendancy of the family of Udaijin became assured.

Japanese Literature |Various

British Dictionary definitions for ascendancy

ascendancy

ascendency ascendance or ascendence (əˈsɛndəns)

/ (əˈsɛndənsɪ) /

noun

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