ascendant

1. (also, figuratively)The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope.

2. (broadly)Chiefly in in the ascendant: an act of ascending or rising.

3. (broadly, figuratively)Synonym of ascendancy (“commanding influence; dominant control; superiority, supremacy”).

   One man has the ascendant over another.

   position or state of being dominant or in control

4. (broadly)An ancestor.

5. (broadly, obsolete)A person who ascends or goes up; specifically (usually followed by to), a person who ascends to a throne or assumes some other position of power.

   Given his father’s ghastly demise, one would not expect such glee from the ascendant to his throne.

6. (broadly, obsolete)Something which is higher than the things around it; a peak, a summit; specifically (typography), synonym of ascender (“the portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline”).

7. (broadly, obsolete)Something which leads or slopes upwards, such as a flight of stairs or an upward incline.

8. (broadly, obsolete, rare)A person who supports a policy of ecclesiastical or national supremacy.

1. What's your ascendant?

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2. My ascendant in Scorpio always helps me achieve truly intellectual feats.

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3. My ascendant in Scorpio always helps me pull off truly intellectual feats.

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