SURVIVORSHIP


Meaning of SURVIVORSHIP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈvī-vər-ˌship ]

noun

Date: circa 1625

1. : the legal right of the survivor of persons having joint interests in property to take the interest of the person who has died

2. : the state of being a survivor : survival

3. : the probability of surviving to a particular age ; also : the number or proportion of survivors (as of an age group or population)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.