status

Definition

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

Etymology

A learned borrowing from Latin status. A doublet of state and estate.

Example Sentences

• "Superstition is highly correlated with economic status."
• "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."