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Ascendant [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Superior; predominant; surpassing.

2. In astrology, above the horizon.

Ascendant [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Superiority or commanding influence; as, one man has the ascendant over another.

2. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy, or degrees of kindred; opposed to descendant.

3. Height; elevation. [Little used.]

4. In astrology, that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the time of one's birth. That part of the ecliptic at any particular time above the horizon, supposed to have influence on a person's life and fortune.

Ascendant [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Ascendent

Ascendant [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Ascent; height; elevation.

2. 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.

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