survivorship
English
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editNoun
editsurvivorship (usually uncountable, plural survivorships)
- The state of being a survivor.
- (biology) The number or percentage of young that survive to adulthood.
- (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.
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editSee also
edit- (legal right): tenancy