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survivorship

[ ser-vahy-ver-ship ]

noun

  1. the state of being a survivor.
  2. Law. a right of a person to property on the death of another having a joint interest: in the case of more than two joint tenants, the property passes to successive survivors.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of survivorship1

First recorded in 1615–25; survivor + -ship
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Example Sentences

The organization helps others like Elvin train for — and compete in — a sanctioned charity boxing event to raise funds for cancer research, care, awareness, and survivorship.

The above analysis is, among other things, a pretty good example of selection and survivorship bias.

It’s hundreds or thousands of diseases that each have their own unique epidemiology and treatment and causes and survivorship challenges.

The annual ritual of welcoming tree vendors, buying trees, and carting them home in the cold should buck up New Yorkers as they celebrate the symbols—and substance—of their survivorship and goodwill.

From Fortune

Fifth, I think they outfitted the hospitals with what they needed in order to make sure that not only the essential workers were safe, but that they were actually able to increase the survivorship rate early on.

From Ozy

He also has a web site devoted to survivorship, www.TheSurvivorsClub.org.

My father had left Mr. Hardinge the executor, and my mother an executrix of his will, with survivorship.

It is her survivorship of such a group which constitutes an undisputed public interest in her decease.

If they cannot prove a survivorship, the judgment is that the deaths were simultaneous.

Qure whether co-authors are joint owners with the right of survivorship.

Who would not court a new-made grave rather than risk the perils of survivorship?

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