ascendant

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ascendant[1,noun] ascendant[2,adjective]

Main Entry: ¹as·cen·dant
Variant(s): also as·cen·dent /&-'sen-d&nt/
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English ascendent, from Medieval Latin ascendent-, ascendens, from Latin, present participle of ascendere
1 : the point of the ecliptic or degree of the zodiac that rises above the eastern horizon at any moment
2 : a state or position of dominant power or importance
3 : a lineal or collateral relative in the ascending line