Ascendant Synonyms & Definitions

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• AscendantDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Alt. of Ascendent
2. (n.) Ascent; height; elevation.
3. (n.) An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant.
4. (n.) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of ones birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a persons life and fortune.
5. (n.) Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another.