- (a.) Alternative of Ascendent.
- (n.) Ascent; height; elevation.
- (n.) An ancestor or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant.
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) Superiority or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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