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Rareascendants
The correct spelling is ascendants.
How to pronounce ascendants
noun
Say it like: Ass-end-ant-s
The correct spelling is ascendants. Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency. For example: "One man has the ascendant over another."
Usage Examples
“One man has the ascendant over another.”
“Given his father's ghastly demise, one would not expect such glee from the ascendant to his throne.”
Definition
noun
- 1.Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.
- 2.An ancestor (antonym of descendant)
- 3.(usu. followed by to) A royal heir assuming (a place of power)
- 4.Ascent; height; elevation.
- 5.The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
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