ascendance

noun as·cen·dance \ə-ˈsen-dən(t)s\

: the act of rising or moving up : the act of ascending

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as·cen·dance also as·cen·dence \ə-ˈsen-dən(t)s\

1715

Synonyms: supremacy (also ascendence), ascendancy (also ascendency), dominance, domination, dominion, hegemony, imperium, predominance, predominancy, preeminence, reign, sovereignty (also sovranty)

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