rule; control; authority; ascendancy.

the condition of being dominant.

Psychology . the disposition of an individual to assert control in dealing with others.

Animal Behavior . high status in a social group, usually acquired as the result of aggression, that involves the tendency to take priority in access to limited resources, as food, mates, or space.

Neurology . the normal tendency for one side of the brain to be more important than the other in controlling certain functions, as speech and language.

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modesty , subordination , weakness

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ascendancy , authority , command , control , domination , dominion , government , influence , paramountcy , power , preeminence , preponderance , prepotence , prepotency , rule , sovereignty , sway , upper hand , whip hand , ascendance , predominance , preponderancy , supremacy , mastery , reign , advantage , edge , superiority