ASCENDANCY; ASCENDANCE

ASCENDANCY; ASCENDANCE As *cend "an *cy, As *cend "ance, n.

ascendancy

as cend an cy |əˈsendənsē əˈsɛndənsi |(also ascendency ) ▶noun occupation of a position of dominant power or influence: the ascendancy of good over evil | they have a moral ascendancy over the rich.

ascendancy

ascendancy |əˈsɛnd (ə )nsi |(also ascendency ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] occupation of a position of dominant power or influence: the ascendancy of good over evil | [ in sing. ] : the poor have a moral ascendancy over the rich. • short for Protestant ascendancy.

ascendancy

ascendancy noun the ascendancy of good over evil: dominance, domination, supremacy, superiority, paramountcy, predominance, primacy, dominion, hegemony, authority, control, command, power, rule, sovereignty, lordship, leadership, influence. ANTONYMS subordination.

ascendancy

ascendancy noun the ascendancy of good over evil: dominance, domination, supremacy, superiority, predominance, pre-eminence, primacy, dominion, hegemony, authority, mastery, control, command, power, sway, rule, sovereignty, lordship, leadership, influence; the upper hand, the whip hand, the edge, advantage; rare predomination, paramountcy, prepotence, prepotency, prepollency. ANTONYMS subordination.

ascendancy

as cend an cy -en cy /əséndənsi /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠ «…に対する /…における » 優位 [勢 ], 支配 (権 ) «over /in » .