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Ascendants

Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.

📖 Definitions of "Ascendants"

noun
  1. 1

    Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.

    "One man has the ascendant over another."

  2. 2

    An ancestor (antonym of descendant)

  3. 3

    (usu. followed by to) A royal heir assuming (a place of power)

    "Given his father's ghastly demise, one would not expect such glee from the ascendant to his throne."

  4. 4

    Ascent; height; elevation.

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