ascendant
noun(as-cend-ant)
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ascendant
noun(as-cend-ant)
position or state of being dominant or in control
Examples:
That idea was in the ascendant.
ascendant
adjective(as-cend-ant)
most powerful or important or influential
Examples:
The economically ascendant class.
ascendant
adjective(as-cend-ant)
tending or directed upward
Examples:
Rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage.