ascendant vs self-control

ascendant

noun
  • Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendancy. 

  • An ancestor. 

  • A royal heir assuming (a place of power). 

  • The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune. 

  • Ascent; height; elevation. 

adj
  • Surpassing or controlling. 

  • Rising, moving upward. 

self-control

noun
  • The ability to control one's desires and impulses; willpower. 

verb
  • To control oneself or itself. 

How often have the words ascendant and self-control occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )