ascendance
French, noun/a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃s/
ascendance is a French feminine noun meaning “ascent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Série des ascendants paternels et maternels de tout individu”.
What does ascendance mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineascent
- 2
feminineancestry
- 3
femininethermal. Area of rising air used by glider pilots.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Série des ascendants paternels et maternels de tout individu. 2. Marche ascendante d’un astre sur l’horizon. 3. Nature d’une progression dont les termes vont croissant. 4. Autorité, supériorité de quelqu'un.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ascendance
- ascendances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ascendance?
- /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃s/
- \a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ascendance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ascendance in French?
ascendance appears 1.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).