ascendent

as·cen·dant also as·cen·dent  (-sndnt)

adj.

1. Inclining or moving upward; ascending or rising.

2. Dominant in position or influence; superior.

n.

1. The position or state of being dominant or in control: a conservative policy currently in the ascendant.

2. In astrology, the point of the ecliptic or the sign of the zodiac that rises in the east at the time of a person's birth or other event.

3. An ancestor.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ascendent - position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" ascendant ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, dominance, control - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
	2.	ascendent - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, root ancestress - a woman ancestor forbear, forebear - a person from whom you are descended forefather, sire, father - the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" foremother - a woman ancestor primogenitor, progenitor - an ancestor in the direct line relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
Adj.	1.	ascendent - tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin ascendant, ascensive ascending - moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"
	2.	ascendent - most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" dominating, ascendant dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"