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Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-sen-duhn-see
Phonetic Transcription : əˈsɛn dən si



Definition of ascendancy

Origin :
  • 1712; see ascendant + -cy.
  • noun domination
Example sentences :
  • The arts, as well as the arms of the enemy, were gaining the ascendancy there.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • This Imogen is the moment of our ascendancy, this little period is all our own.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • The High Church party obtained the ascendancy and abused their power.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
  • It was rumored that there lay the ultimate proof of Anglo-Saxon ascendancy.
  • Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos
  • There is another aspect to Japan's ascendancy and her recognition by the West.
  • Extract from : « Is civilization a disease? » by Stanton Coit
  • From the day that old Malone entered the gaol, his ascendancy was at once acknowledged.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • Waterbury's better nature had been in the ascendancy for over a week.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • It is plain that they had also to undergo the ascendancy of her religion.
  • Extract from : « The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism » by Franz Cumont
  • How had she gained the ascendancy over every one in that house?
  • Extract from : « Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter » by Lawrence L. Lynch
  • This gave promise of an ascendancy which might survive personal charms.
  • Extract from : « The Pacha of Many Tales » by Frederick Marryat

Synonyms for ascendancy

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