status

Plural

statuses

1. 1.A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.

   • Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.
   • This time, there’s no great discrepancy in status; both fiancés are part of the urban, white-collar middle class.

2. 2.Prestige or high standing.

   • The king has status in his kingdom, and the pauper has status within his immediate group of peers.
   • It is no secret that the military was a bastion of racism and sexism keeping blacks and women in the housekeeping and other non-status jobs.

3. 3.A situation or state of affairs.

   • What's the status of the investigation?
   • New York is known for its status as a financial center.

4. 4.The legal condition of a person or thing.

   • He is a status Indian.

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Synonyms

• position

Word family

• statue