ascendency

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:55:00

As*cend"en*cy (#), n.

Governing or controlling influence; domination; power.

An undisputed ascendency. Macaulay.

Custom has an ascendency over the understanding. Watts.

Syn. -- Control; authority; influence; sway; dominion; prevalence; domination.

 

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