ascendancy (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ascendancy*:
NOUN	state	ascendancy, dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendency, control	the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

ascendancy > pronunciation
Sounds	ahseh'ndahnsiy
Rhymes	absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy...

English > *ascendancy*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	The state that exists when one person or group has power over another.
Synonyms	dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendency, control
Narrower	absolutism, tyranny, despotism	dominance through threat of punishment and violence
	ascendant, ascendent	Position or state of being dominant or in control
	domination, mastery, supremacy	Power to dominate or defeat
	dominion, rule	dominance or power through legal authority
	monopoly	exclusive / exclusive control or possession of something
	predominance, predomination, prepotency	The state of being predominant over others
	regulation	The state of being controlled or governed
Broader	condition, status	A state at a particular time
Spanish	ascendiente, control, dominación, dominio, sometimiento, sumisión
Catalan	control, dominació, domini, sometiment, submissió
Adjectives	ascendant	most powerful or important or influential
Verbs	ascend	become king or queen

HyperDic: ascendancy