Found 2 items, similar to ascendency.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ascendency ascendency n : 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” [syn: dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, control]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ascendency Ascendency \As*cend"en*cy\, n. Governing or controlling influence; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; domination; power. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] An undisputed ascendency. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Custom has an ascendency over the understanding. --Watts. [1913 Webster] Syn: Control; authority; influence; sway; dominion; prevalence; domination; dominance; ascendance; ascendence. [1913 Webster]