ascendant
/ʌsˈɛndʌnt/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
Adjective Satellite
most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
Noun
position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant"
Noun
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)