ASCENDANT

I. noun also ascendent Etymology: Middle English ascendent, from Medieval Latin ascendent-, ascendens, from Latin, present participle of ascendere Date: 14th century the point of the ecliptic or degree of the zodiac that rises above the eastern horizon at any moment, a state or position of dominant power or importance, a lineal or collateral relative in the ascending line, II. adjective also ascendent Date: 1591 1. moving upward ; rising , directed upward , 2. superior , dominant 1a, ~ly adverb