ascendancy
The quality of being in the ascendantThe quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.
» He had been completely under his wife's ascendancy.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.
Vormacht, Vormachtstellung, Einfluss
госпо́дствоgospódstvo, властьvlastʹ, превосхо́дствоprevosxódstvo
(countable, uncountable)A quantitative attribute of an ecosystem, defined as a function of the ecosystem's trophic network, and intended to indicate its ability to prevail against disturbance by virtue of its combined organization and size.
- the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
Examples
2 sentencesHe had been completely under his wife's ascendancy.
The ascendancy of monarchs is what keeps their subjects from rebellion.
ruГосподство монархов – это то, что удерживает их подданных от восстаний.
deEs ist der Aufstieg der Monarchen, der ihre Untertanen vom Aufstand abhält.
Translations
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Origin
From ascend + -ancy or ascendant + -cy. The use in ecology is due to Robert Ulanowicz.From ascend + -ancy or ascendant + -cy. The use in ecology is due to Robert Ulanowicz.
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Forms
plural: ascendanciesSynonyms
7 synonyms- the state that exists when one person or group has power over another:dominanceascendanceascendenceascendencycontrol
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable