Ascendence

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]