Ascendency

Ascendency
Ascendency As*cend"en*cy, n. Governing or controlling influence; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; domination; power. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

An undisputed ascendency. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Custom has an ascendency over the understanding. --Watts. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Control; authority; influence; sway; dominion; prevalence; domination; dominance; ascendance; ascendence. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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