"survivorship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: survivorships [plural]
Etymology: From survivor + -ship. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|survivor|ship}} survivor + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} survivorship (usually uncountable, plural survivorships)
  1. The state of being a survivor. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-survivorship-en-noun-OjjtRK3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 13 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 52 12 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 12 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 9 33
  2. (biology) The number or percentage of young that survive to adulthood. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-survivorship-en-noun-rKjTgKpu Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (law) 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. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Law Related terms (legal right): tenancy
    Sense id: en-survivorship-en-noun-5PjSZXd6 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'legal right': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: survivorship bias, presumption of survivorship

Inflected forms

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