ascendancy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy.

   Spurs ended the half in the ascendancy and Van der Vaart was again inches away from giving them the lead when he met Bale's cross but his header flew wide.

From ascend + -ancy or ascendant + -cy. The use in ecology is due to Robert Ulanowicz.

Topics