ASCENDENCY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
    Hypernyms(s) ascendency is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)