as·cen·dance 
/əˈsɛndəns/ noun
/əˈsɛndəns/ noun [noncount] chiefly US 1 : the act of rising or moving up : the act of ascending
▪ Abraham Lincoln's ascendance [=(more commonly) ascent, ascension] to the presidency ▪ her ascendance [=(more commonly) ascent] to/into heaven 2 : ascendancy
▪ gain/lose ascendance
▪ Abraham Lincoln's ascendance [=(more commonly) ascent, ascension] to the presidency ▪ her ascendance [=(more commonly) ascent] to/into heaven
▪ gain/lose ascendance
