dominion vs ascendence

dominion and ascendence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dominion	Yes	No	No	No
ascendence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ascendence is a hypernym of dominion; that is, ascendence is a word with a broader meaning than dominion:

dominion: dominance or power through legal authority
ascendence: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

Other hypernyms of dominion include ascendance, ascendancy, ascendency, control, dominance.

dominion (noun)	ascendence (noun)
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes	the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
dominance or power through legal authority