# survivorship

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #58,397

## Definitions
1. The state of being a survivor.
2. The number or percentage of young that survive to adulthood.
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.

## Etymology
From survivor + -ship.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/survivorship