ALL meanings of ascendent
as·cend·ant
A a - noun ascendent Upward in direction or proclivity. 1
- noun ascendent a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence: With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position. 1
- noun ascendent an ancestor; forebear. 1
- noun ascendent Astrology. the point of the ecliptic or the sign and degree of the zodiac rising above the eastern horizon at the time of a birth or event: the cusp of the first house. 1
- adjective ascendent ascending; rising. 1
- adjective ascendent superior; predominant. 1
- adjective ascendent Botany. directed or curved upward. 1
- noun ascendent A person from whom one is descended. 0
- noun ascendent A position of power or control. 0
- adjective ascendent In power; controlling. 0