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ascendancy

Legal Definition of ascendancy

Noun

  1. Document power of control (often foll. by over)

Definition of ascendancy

Etymology

    From ascendant +‎ -cy

Alternative spellings

  • ascendency

Noun

ascendancy (plural ascendancies)

  1. The process or period of one's ascent

    This was a key moment in Caesar's ascendancy.

  2. Supremacy; superiority; dominant control; the quality of being in the ascendant

Derived terms

  • ascendance

Anagrams

  • Alphagram: aaccdennsy
  • candy canes

References:

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