ascendant
or as·cend·ent
[ uh-sen-duh nt ]
/ əˈsɛn dənt /
noun
a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence: With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position.
an ancestor; forebear.
Astrology.
the point of the ecliptic or the sign and degree of the zodiac rising above the eastern horizon at the time of a birth or event: the cusp of the first house.
adjective
Origin of ascendant
OTHER WORDS FROM ascendant
Words nearby ascendant
ascaridole,
ascaris,
ascaris lumbricoides,
ascend,
ascendancy,
ascendant,
ascender,
ascendeur,
ascending,
ascending artery,
ascending colon
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British Dictionary definitions for ascendent
ascendant
ascendent
/ (əˈsɛndənt) /