noun
Meaning 1
The state of being a survivor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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survivorship
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noun
Meaning 2
The number or percentage of young that survive to adulthood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: law
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English survivor Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English survivorship From survivor + -ship.