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Ascendant

Ascendant (ascendant)
n.((?))
As*cend"ant
[F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr. of ascendere.]
  1. Ascent; height; elevation.
    [R.]

    Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant.
    Temple.

  2. The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.

    * Hence the phrases To be in the ascendant, to have commanding power or influence, and Lord of the ascendant, one who has possession of such power or influence; as, to rule, for a while, lord of the ascendant. Burke.

  3. Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another.

    Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent.
    Robertson.

  4. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant.
    Ayliffe.

Ascendant

Ascendant (ascendant)
a.((?))
As*cend"ant
  1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.

    The constellation . . . about that time ascendant.
    Browne.

  2. Rising; ascending.
    Ruskin.
  3. Superior; surpassing; ruling.

    An ascendant spirit over him.
    South.

    The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth.
    J. S. Mill.

    Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an ascendent position.
    Grote.













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