have the ascendancy ( synonym found)
Definition of have the ascendancy:

(n) : a flat stone used to form a hearth; by extension: The fireside, home life
(v) : to scour, as a floor, with hearthstone
"1876: Hallberger's Illustrated Magazine, page 202 - We've a woman come in twice a week, to scrub, and red-brick, and hearthstone, and black-lead, and the rest we manage ourselves."
Definition of have the ascendancy:

(n) : a flat stone used to form a hearth; by extension: The fireside, home life
(v) : to scour, as a floor, with hearthstone
"1876: Hallberger's Illustrated Magazine, page 202 - We've a woman come in twice a week, to scrub, and red-brick, and hearthstone, and black-lead, and the rest we manage ourselves."
Back to Top