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ascendancy

as·cen·dancy

UK/əˈsɛndənsi/ US/ʌˈsɛndʌnsi/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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