survivorship

[ ser-vahy-ver-ship ]

/ sərˈvaɪ vərˌʃɪp /

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.

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

Example sentences from the Web for survivorship

He also has a web site devoted to survivorship, www.TheSurvivorsClub.org.
The Great Plane Crash Myth|Ben Sherwood|January 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Presently his widow brought suit for an estate by survivorship in joint-tenancy.
A Century of Science and Other Essays|John Fiske
If he survive his wife, the law gives him her chattels real by survivorship.
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall
With accumulations, there are about five thousand pounds at stake upon the survivorship of these two.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 389, March 1848|Various

If they cannot prove a survivorship, the judgment is that the deaths were simultaneous.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6|E. Rameur
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

单词	survivorship
释义	survivorship [ ser-vahy-ver-ship ] / sərˈvaɪ vərˌʃɪp / 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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for survivorship He also has a web site devoted to survivorship, www.TheSurvivorsClub.org. The Great Plane Crash Myth\|Ben Sherwood\|January 17, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Presently his widow brought suit for an estate by survivorship in joint-tenancy. A Century of Science and Other Essays\|John Fiske If he survive his wife, the law gives him her chattels real by survivorship. The College, the Market, and the Court\|Caroline H. Dall With accumulations, there are about five thousand pounds at stake upon the survivorship of these two. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 63, No. 389, March 1848\|Various If they cannot prove a survivorship, the judgment is that the deaths were simultaneous. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6\|E. Rameur 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
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