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ascendency

noun

Meaning

  1. The process or period of one's ascent
  2. Supremacy; dominant control; the quality of being in the ascendant
  3. A class of Protestant landowners and professionals that dominated political and social life in Ireland up to the early 20th century

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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