ascendance
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as·cen·dance
also as·cen·dence (ə-sĕn′dəns)n.
Ascendancy.
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Noun | 1. | ascendance - 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" condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" ascendant, ascendent - position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" dominion, rule - dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" regulation - the state of being controlled or governed monopoly - exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence" |
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ascendance
nounThe condition or fact of being dominant:
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