Associations to the word «Ascendency»

Wiktionary

ASCENDENCY, noun. Alternative spelling of ascendancy

Dictionary definition

ASCENDENCY, 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

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.