ascendant

Etymology
The is derived from Late, borrowed from , from , the   of , the   of , , from  +  (from ). The English word is analysable as.

The is probably derived from the adjective, though it is attested earlier than the latter.

Adjective

 * 1) Moving upward; ascending, rising.
 * 2)  Controlling, dominant, surpassing.
 * 3)  In an eastern direction rising just above the horizon.
 * 4)  Rising towards the zenith.
 * 5)  Of a part of an organism:
 * 1)  Controlling, dominant, surpassing.
 * 2)  In an eastern direction rising just above the horizon.
 * 3)  Rising towards the zenith.
 * 4)  Of a part of an organism:
 * 1)  In an eastern direction rising just above the horizon.
 * 2)  Rising towards the zenith.
 * 3)  Of a part of an organism:
 * 1)  Rising towards the zenith.
 * 2)  Of a part of an organism:
 * 1)  Of a part of an organism:
 * 1)  Of a part of an organism:

Translations

 * Bulgarian: издигащ се,
 * Finnish:, nousussa oleva
 * French:
 * Irish: ardaitheach
 * Italian:, ,
 * Macedonian:
 * Persian: براینده, ,
 * Portuguese:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: nousussa oleva
 * Italian:, ,
 * Macedonian:
 * Persian:


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian:


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Macedonian:

Noun

 * 1)  The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope.
 * 2) Chiefly in in the ascendant: an act of ascending or rising.
 * 3)  An ancestor.
 * 4) A person who ascends or goes up; specifically (usually followed by to), a person who ascends to a throne or assumes some other position of power.
 * 5) Something which is higher than the things around it; a peak, a summit; specifically ,
 * 6) Something which leads or slopes upwards, such as a flight of stairs or an upward incline.
 * 7)  A person who supports a policy of ecclesiastical or national supremacy.
 * 1)  An ancestor.
 * 2) A person who ascends or goes up; specifically (usually followed by to), a person who ascends to a throne or assumes some other position of power.
 * 3) Something which is higher than the things around it; a peak, a summit; specifically ,
 * 4) Something which leads or slopes upwards, such as a flight of stairs or an upward incline.
 * 5)  A person who supports a policy of ecclesiastical or national supremacy.
 * 1)  An ancestor.
 * 2) A person who ascends or goes up; specifically (usually followed by to), a person who ascends to a throne or assumes some other position of power.
 * 3) Something which is higher than the things around it; a peak, a summit; specifically ,
 * 4) Something which leads or slopes upwards, such as a flight of stairs or an upward incline.
 * 5)  A person who supports a policy of ecclesiastical or national supremacy.
 * 1) A person who ascends or goes up; specifically (usually followed by to), a person who ascends to a throne or assumes some other position of power.
 * 2) Something which is higher than the things around it; a peak, a summit; specifically ,
 * 3) Something which leads or slopes upwards, such as a flight of stairs or an upward incline.
 * 4)  A person who supports a policy of ecclesiastical or national supremacy.
 * 1) Something which is higher than the things around it; a peak, a summit; specifically ,
 * 2) Something which leads or slopes upwards, such as a flight of stairs or an upward incline.
 * 3)  A person who supports a policy of ecclesiastical or national supremacy.
 * 1)  A person who supports a policy of ecclesiastical or national supremacy.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Hungarian: aszcendens
 * Irish:
 * Italian:
 * Polish:


 * Finnish: ,
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian:


 * French:
 * Italian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:

Etymology
From, , the  of , the   of , , from  +  (from ).

Noun

 * 1)  ascendant
 * 2) supremacy, ascendancy
 * 3)  ancestor, forefather, progenitor
 * 1)  ancestor, forefather, progenitor