ascendancy

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.
2. (Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, capitalized, countable, ellipsis, historical, sometimes, uncountable) Ellipsis of Protestant Ascendancy, a class of Protestant landowners and professionals that dominated political and social life in Ireland up to the early 20th century.
3. (countable, uncountable) A quantitative attribute of an ecosystem, defined as a function of the ecosystem's trophic network, and intended to indicate its ability to prevail against disturbance by virtue of its combined organization and size.

Synonyms

ascendance

control

ruling

rule

governance

reign

regulation

superiority

predominance

administration

ascendency

mastery

supremacy

authority

dominance

ascendence

sway

command

storage

executive

custody

holding

board

suppression

weight

attendance

oppression

preponderance

presidency

realm

royalty

rulership

session

state

superbness

superintendence

supremeness

suzerainty

transcendence

transcendency

upkeep

virtue

manner of dress

gaining total control

government

prevailingness

predominancy

behavior

care

clothing

Translations

heerschappij

regering

gobierno

mando

bewind

bestuur

Regieren

Regierung

Einfluss

overwicht

influsso

ascendant

emprise

autorité

ascendiente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈsɛndənsi/

Etymology

From ascend + -ancy or ascendant + -cy. The use in ecology is due to Robert Ulanowicz.