Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Status \Sta"tus\, n. [L.]
   State; condition; position of affairs.

Source : WordNet®

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: {position}]
     2: a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of
        disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
        [syn: {condition}]