status
noun
[ ˈsteɪtəs ]
• relative social or professional position; standing.
• "an improvement in the status of women"
Similar:
standing,
rank,
ranking,
position,
social position,
station,
level,
footing,
place,
repute,
reputation,
estimation,
stature,
condition,
degree,
report,
• the situation at a particular time during a process.
• "an update on the status of the bill"
Origin:
late 18th century (as a legal term meaning ‘legal standing’): from Latin, literally ‘standing’, from stare ‘to stand’.
