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ascendance, -ence|əˈsɛndəns| [f. ascendant: see -ance.] prop. The action of ascending; but used as = ascendancy.
1742Fielding Jos. Andrews ix. (L.) If fear had too much ascendance on the mind. 1824Byron Juan xvi. lxxvi, Common soldiers..Have..ascendance O'er the irregulars. 1830P. Heidiger Didoniad iii. 90 An advocate for Anglican ascendence. |