survivorship

noun

  1. 1

    The state of being a survivor.

  2. 2

    The number or precentage of young that survive to adulthood.

  3. 3

    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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