[{"word":"ascendants","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"One man has the ascendant over another."},{"definition":"An ancestor (antonym of descendant)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(usu. followed by to) A royal heir assuming (a place of power)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Given his father's ghastly demise, one would not expect such glee from the ascendant to his throne."},{"definition":"Ascent; height; elevation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ascendant","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ascendants"]}]