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survivance

9.9

The passing of property or rights to a person after another dies

noun
/sərˈvaɪvəns/

Archaic

: sucesión

Legal documents specified the survivance of certain rights to the eldest son.

Examples

The survivance of the estate was contested in court.
After her father's death, the survivance of the family business was uncertain.
The survivance of the estate allowed the widow to remain in the family home.
In some cases, survivance ensures that property passes directly to a surviving partner.
The survivance of the estate allowed the widow to remain in the family home.
Legal documents specified the survivance of certain rights to the eldest son.
In some cases, survivance ensures that property passes directly to a surviving partner.

Synonyms

survivorship

vssurvivance

Formal

1 7.3

The right of a co-owner to keep property like a house or bank account after the other dies

focuses on the ongoing continuation of rights or title after death

Antonyms

forfeiture

Formal

11 8.2

When the state takes property, like cars or money, because it is connected to crime without a conviction

abandonment

Formal

6 5.9

Giving up ownership of property with no plan to take it back

Surface Forms

survivance singular

survivances plural

Morphology

survivance = survive (semi-transparent) = survive + ance

Built from 'survive' + '-ance' but in legal contexts it refers to continuation of rights or title, a technical extension that may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Survivance comes from Latin parts super- 'over' and vivere 'to live', like in survive and survivor. In law it means that rights or property 'live on' with the person who remains, so ownership or title continue after another's death.