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(1):

(a.) Alt. of Ascendent

(2):

(n.) Ascent; height; elevation.

(3):

(n.) 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.

(4):

(n.) Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another.

(5):

(n.) An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; - opposed to descendant.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ascendant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/ascendant.html. 1828.
 
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