The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.

plural of status conference

(law) A meeting that a court may require to be held between parties to a case to determine whether those parties are prepared to go to trial.

One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.

(sociology) One's position within a social hierarchy, one's social class along with any personal social advantages or disadvantages, one's value relative to society.

(sociology) A social status that is the primary socially identifying characteristic of an individual, such as being the queen.

(sociology) A person's social status that is acquired, such as being an Olympic athlete, being a criminal, or being a college professor.

(sociology) The social status that a person is given from birth or assumes involuntarily later in life.

plural of status quo

A visible possession that is a sign of one's personal wealth or social status.