Associations to the word «Ascendancy»

Wiktionary

ASCENDANCY, noun. The process or period of one's ascent
ASCENDANCY, noun. Supremacy; superiority; dominant control; the quality of being in the ascendant
ASCENDANCY, noun. A class of Protestant landowners and professionals that dominated political and social life in Ireland up to the early 20th century

Dictionary definition

ASCENDANCY, 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".

Wise words

Hope is the word which God has written on the brow of every man.
Victor Hugo