status

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

   They had the status of a minor.

2. 2
   noun

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

   Superstition is highly correlated with economic status.

3. 3
   noun

   Prestige or high standing.

   The king has status in his kingdom, and the pauper has status within his immediate group of peers.

4. 4
   noun

   A situation or state of affairs.

   What's the status of the investigation?

5. 5
   noun

   A function of some instant messaging applications, whereby a user may post a message that appears automatically to other users, if they attempt to make contact.

   I'm just about to update my status to "busy".

6. 6
   noun

   a state at a particular time

7. 7
   noun

   The legal condition of a person or thing.

8. 8
   noun

   Short for status epilepticus or status asthmaticus.

Etymology

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