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 as·cen·dence /əˈsɛndən(t)s/

 ascendence
      n : 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"
          [syn: dominance, ascendance, ascendancy, ascendency,
           control]