English Explanatory Dictionary

survivorship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being a survivor.
  2. The number or percentage of young that survive to adulthood.
  3. A right whereby a person becomes entitled to property by reason of his having survived another person who had an interest in it. It is one of the elements of a joint tenancy.

Word forms

survivorship survivorships

Etymology

From survivor + -ship.

Related words

tenancy

Derived words

presumption of survivorship survivorship bias
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