ascendance

English

Alternative forms

ascendence

Noun

ascendance (countable and uncountable, plural ascendances)

Ascendancy; superiority.

Related terms

Anagrams

adnascence

French

Etymology

ascendant +‎ -ance

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃s/
Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

ascendance f (plural ascendances)

(astronomy) ascent
(family) ancestry

Antonyms

descendance

Related terms

ascendant

Further reading

“ascendance” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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