[stey-tuh
s, stat-uhs] 
| 1. | the position of an individual in relation to another or others, esp. in regard to social or professional standing. |
| 2. | state or condition of affairs: Arbitration has failed to change the status of the disagreement. |
| 3. | Law. the standing of a person before the law. |
| 4. | conferring or believed to confer elevated status: a status car; a status job. |
| stat·us (stāt'əs, stā'təs) n.
[Latin; see stā- in Indo-European roots.] Usage Note: In a recent survey of the Usage Panel, 53 percent of the Panelists preferred the pronunciation (stāt'əs), 36 percent preferred (stā'təs), and 11 percent said they use both pronunciations. The pronunciation (stā'təs) is the older, more traditional pronunciation, and it remains the most common one in British English. |
status sta·tus (stā'təs, stāt'əs)
n.
A state or condition.