ASCENDANCY
dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control
(noun) the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; “her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ascendancy (countable and uncountable, plural ascendancies)
The process or period of one's ascent
Supremacy; dominant control; the quality of being in the ascendant
Synonym: superiority
(historical, Ireland) A class of Protestant landowners and professionals that dominated political and social life in Ireland up to the early 20th century
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Source: Wiktionary
As*cend"an*cy, As*cend"ance, n.
Definition: Same as Ascendency.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition