From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
status
n 1: the relative position or standing of things or especially
persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the
novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not
enjoy a favorable position in American life" [syn:
status, position]
2: a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of
disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
[syn: condition, status]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Status \Sta"tus\ (st[=a]"t[u^]s), n. [L.]
State; condition; position of affairs.
[1913 Webster] Status in quo