ascendancy Meaning & Definition
/əˈsɛndənsi/
What Does Ascendancy Mean?
Ascendancy is a noun that means The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy. It is also used to mean Ellipsis of Protestant Ascendancy, a class of Protestant landowners and professionals that dominated political and social life in Ireland up to the early 20th century.
Ascendancy: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /əˈsɛndənsi/ |
| Synonyms | control, dominance and ascendency |
| Plural | ascendancies |
Ascendancy Definition (Noun)
- The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.
- Ellipsis of Protestant Ascendancy, a class of Protestant landowners and professionals that dominated political and social life in Ireland up to the early 20th century.
- 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.
Noun
- The process or period of one's ascent
This was a key moment in Caesar's ascendancy.
- Supremacy; dominant control; the quality of being in the ascendant
- A class of Protestant landowners and professionals that dominated political and social life in Ireland up to the early 20th century
Synonyms of Ascendancy
Ascendancy synonyms and antonyms →Ascendancy in a Sentence
This was a key moment in Caesar's ascendancy.
Word Forms & Grammar
ascendancy (countable and uncountable, plural ascendancies)
Words That Rhyme With Ascendancy
ascendencytendencydependencymilitant tendencyattendance hedependence edependence hedependence seeindependence heindependence seetranscendence he
Origin of Ascendancy
From ascend + -ancy or ascendant + -cy. The use in ecology is due to Robert Ulanowicz.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ascendancy
What part of speech is ascendancy?
Ascendancy is a noun.
What is another word for ascendancy?
You can replace ascendancy with words such as control, dominance and ascendency. See the full list of ascendancy synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of ascendancy?
The plural of ascendancy is ascendancies.