ascendancy

ascendancy
/euh sen"deuhn see/, n.
the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling influence; domination.
Also, ascendency, ascendance, ascendence.
[1705-15; ASCEND(ANT) + -ANCY]
Syn. primacy, predominance, command, sovereignty, mastery, supremacy.

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