Ascendant

n.	1.	Ascent; height; elevation. 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.
	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.
a.	1.	Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. The constellation . . . about that time ascendant. - Browne.
	2.	Rising; ascending.
	3.	Superior; surpassing; ruling. An ascendant spirit over him. - South. The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. - J. S. Mill. Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. - Grote.

Noun	1.	ascendant - position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" Synonyms: ascendent
	2.	ascendant - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) Synonyms: ancestor, antecedent, ascendent, root
Adj.	1.	ascendant - tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin Synonyms: ascendent, ascensive
	2.	ascendant - most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" Synonyms: dominating, ascendent

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