survivorship

noun

sur·​vi·​vor·​ship sər-ˈvī-vər-ˌship 

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)

Examples of survivorship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Patients can access mental health services, nutritionists, survivorship and other support groups and programs to help navigate their cancer journey. —Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025

This will give my children who are under 10 years of age ownership as tenants in common with the right of survivorship. —Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025

But sole survivorship in catastrophic crashes remains an anomaly. —Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025

At the key ceremony and survivorship celebration — which also celebrated National Cancer Survivor Month — guests participated in a simultaneous bell-ringing, signifying the completion of their treatments along with highlighting a sense of community at City of Hope. —Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 6 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for survivorship

• apostleship
• apprenticeship
• assistantship
• championship
• chancellorship
• citizenship
• companionship
• copartnership
• dictatorship
• directorship
• discipleship
• editorship

Medical Definition

survivorship

noun

sur·​vi·​vor·​ship -ˈvī-vər-ˌship 

1

: the state of being a survivor

quality of life in long-term 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)

Legal Definition

survivorship

noun

sur·​vi·​vor·​ship

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