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survivorship
(sur¦vivor|ship)
Pronunciation:
/səˈvʌɪvəʃɪp/
noun
[
mass noun
]
the state or condition of being a survivor; survival:
[
as modifier
]
:
a survivorship clause
chiefly
Zoology
the proportion of a population surviving to a given age.
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