Associations to the word «Ascendency»

Wiktionary

ASCENDENCY, noun. Alternative spelling of ascendancy

Dictionary definition

ASCENDENCY, noun. The state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley