ascendant, n.
(ascendants)
(ascendants)
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
ancestor antecedent ascendant ascendent root
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
position or state of being dominant or in control
<noun.state>
ascendant ascendent
sample sentences
"that idea was in the ascendant"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym