Definitions For Survivorship

Noun

SURVIVORSHIP (plural - or s) The state of being a survivor. (biology) The number or percentage of young that survive to adulthood. (legal) 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 tenancy, joint tenancy.

Derived terms

survivorship bias presumption of survivorship

See also

legal right tenancy

Etymology

survivor + ship

Is Survivorship a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
23
Words with Friends
26

The word Survivorship is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends

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