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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of survivorship¹

First recorded in 1615–25; survivor + -ship

Example Sentences

Dr. Alicia Morgans, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, a genitourinary medical oncologist and the director of the Survivorship Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, agreed.

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Two, that the claim that “I had measles as a kid and I’m fine” is a flagrant example of survivorship bias.

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Survivorship curves show female right whales can live to very old ages, but humans are causing North Atlantic right whales to die well short of their potential.

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Plotted for comparison is the U.S. survivorship curve for women as estimated by the Social Security Adminstration.

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Using these photos, we developed what scientists call “survivorship curves” by estimating the probability whales would disappear from the photographic record as they aged.

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