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

With joint tenancy with right of survivorship, they would each own an equal 100% share of this property, and if one of them died, the other would assume full ownership.

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With tenancy in common, there is no survivorship rule, and he could own a certain percentage of the property.

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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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