survivorship

[ ser-vahy-ver-ship ]

/ sərˈvaɪ vərˌʃɪp /

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noun

the state of being a survivor.

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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Origin of survivorship

First recorded in 1615–25; survivor + -ship

Words nearby survivorship

survival of the fittest, survival value, survive, survivor, survivor guilt, survivorship, survivor syndrome, sus, Susa, Susah, Susan

How to use survivorship in a sentence

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.
Jenn Smira Team fighting to make world a better place|Jenn Smira|October 2, 2021|Washington Blade
The above analysis is, among other things, a pretty good example of selection and survivorship bias.
Are Faster NFL Prospects Better?|Josh Hermsmeyer|March 8, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
It’s hundreds or thousands of diseases that each have their own unique epidemiology and treatment and causes and survivorship challenges.
How to Fix the Incentives in Cancer Research (Ep. 449)|Stephen J. Dubner|January 28, 2021|Freakonomics
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.
Even COVID can’t stop New York City’s sidewalk Christmas tree vendors|matthewheimer|December 24, 2020|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.
Full Transcript: Tomi Lahren on ‘The Carlos Watson Show’|Daniel Malloy|August 31, 2020|Ozy
He also has a web site devoted to survivorship, www.TheSurvivorsClub.org.
The Great Plane Crash Myth|Ben Sherwood|January 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
My father had left Mr. Hardinge the executor, and my mother an executrix of his will, with survivorship.
Afloat And Ashore|James Fenimore Cooper
It is her survivorship of such a group which constitutes an undisputed public interest in her decease.
Brave Men and Women|O.E. Fuller
If they cannot prove a survivorship, the judgment is that the deaths were simultaneous.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur
Qure whether co-authors are joint owners with the right of survivorship.
A Treatise Upon the Law of Copyright in the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the Crown,|E. J. MacGillivray
Who would not court a new-made grave rather than risk the perils of survivorship?
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 9: Cuyler to Van Dyke|Various