Lord of the Ascendant
Preserved but no longer current.
See ASCENDANT. Lord of Creation. Man. Replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the azr, and o%rer every living thing that moveth upon the earth . . . Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed . . . and every tree — Gen. i, 28, 29.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Lord of the Ascendant” mean?
See ASCENDANT. Lord of Creation. Man. Replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the azr, and o%rer every living thing that moveth upon the earth . . . Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed . . . and every tree — Gen. i, 28, 29.
Is “Lord of the Ascendant” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.