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Webster 1913 Edition

Ascendant

As-cend′ant

,
Noun.
[F.
ascendant
, L.
ascendens
; p. pr. of
ascendere
.]
1.
Ascent; height; elevation.
[R.]
Sciences that were then in their highest
ascendant
.
Temple.
2.
(Astrol.)
The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one’s birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
☞ Hence the phrases
To be in the ascendant
, to have commanding power or influence, and
Lord of the ascendant
, one who has possession of such power or influence; as, to rule, for a while, lord of the ascendant.
Burke.
3.
Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency;
as, one man has the
ascendant
over another
.
Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the
ascendant
not only of a tutor, but of a parent.
Robertson.
4.
An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; – opposed to
descendant
.
Ayliffe.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ascendant

ASCEND'ANT

,
Noun.
1.
Superiority or commanding influence; as, one man has the ascendant over another.
2.
An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy, or degrees of kindred; opposed to descendant.
3.
Height; elevation. [Little used.]
4.
In astrology, that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the time of one's birth. That part of the ecliptic at any particular time above the horizon, supposed to have influence on a person's life and fortune.

ASCEND'ANT

,
Adj.
1.
Superior; predominant; surpassing.
2.
In astrology, above the horizon.

Definition 2024

ascendant

ascendant

English

Adjective

ascendant ‎(comparative more ascendant, superlative most ascendant)

  1. Rising, moving upward.
    • Browne
      The constellation […] about that time ascendant.
  2. Surpassing or controlling.
    • South
      An ascendant spirit over him.
    • John Stuart Mill
      The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth.

Translations

Noun

ascendant ‎(plural ascendants)

  1. Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.
    One man has the ascendant over another.
    • Robertson
      Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent.
  2. An ancestor (antonym of descendant)
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ayliffe to this entry?)
  3. Ascent; height; elevation.
    • Temple
      Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant.
  4. (astrology) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Burke to this entry?)

Translations

Related terms

French

Verb

ascendant

  1. present participle of ascendre

Adjective

ascendant m ‎(feminine singular ascendante, masculine plural ascendants, feminine plural ascendantes)

  1. ascendant

Noun

ascendant m ‎(plural ascendants)

  1. (astrology) ascendant
  2. influence, ascendancy
    L'équipe adverse a repris l'ascendant du match.‎ ― The team is again dominated by the adversary.
  3. (genealogy) ancestry

Latin

Verb

ascendant

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of ascendō

Etymology

From Middle French ascendant, from Latin ascendens.

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