ascendancy

== English == === Alternative forms === ascendency === Etymology === From ascend +‎ -ancy or ascendant +‎ -cy. The use in ecology is due to Robert Ulanowicz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈsɛndənsi/ === Noun === ascendancy (countable and uncountable, plural ascendancies) The quality of being in the ascendant; dominant control, supremacy. Synonyms: ascendant, superiority (historical, Ireland, sometimes capitalized) Ellipsis of Protestant Ascendancy, a class of Protestant landowners and professionals that dominated political and social life in Ireland up to the early 20th century. (ecology) A quantitative attribute of an ecosystem, defined as a function of the ecosystem's trophic network, and intended to indicate its ability to prevail against disturbance by virtue of its combined organization and size. [from 1986] ==== Derived terms ==== ascendance ==== Related terms ==== ascendant ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Protestant Ascendancy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ascendency (ecology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === candy canes