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sur⋅vi⋅vor⋅ship

  [ser-vahy-ver-ship]
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–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.
Origin:
1615–25; survivor + -ship
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sur·vi·vor·ship   (sər-vī'vər-shĭp')   
n.  

  1. Law The right of a person who survives a partner or joint owner to the entire ownership of something that was previously owned jointly.

  2. The condition of being a survivor.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: sur·vi·vor·ship
Function: noun
1 : the right of one or more joint tenants who have survived another to take the interest of the person who has died
2 : the state of being a survivor
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: sur·vi·vor·ship
Pronunciation: -'vI-v&r-"ship
Function: noun
1 : the state of being a survivor survivorship (five years or longer) of patients who have experienced breast cancer>
2 : the probability of surviving to a particular age; also : the number or proportion of survivors (as of an age group)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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