Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ascendence

1 sense of ascendence

Sense 1
dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control -- (the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her")
       => condition, status -- (a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations")