Wiktionary
n. (context sociology English) The honor or prestige attached to one's position in society.
WordNet
n. position in a social hierarchy; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are" [syn: social station, social rank, rank]
Wikipedia
Social status is the position or rank of a person or group, within the society.
Status can be determined in two ways. One can earn their social status by their own achievements, which is known as achieved status. Alternatively, one can be placed in the stratification system by their inherited position, which is called ascribed status.
An embodied status is one that is generated by physical characteristics located within our physical selves (such as beauty, physical disability, stature, build).
The status that is the most important for an individual at a given time is called master status.
Usage examples of "social status".
As a final example, a European bird species called the Great Tit has a black stripe on the breast that serves as a signal of social status.
Far more so than in New Rome-here one can look at a person and tell age, sex, social status, economic status, probable occupation, approximate education, and many other things, just by clothing.
But what Lektra said was true: being exiled from Ebon Rih six years ago had cost her almost all her social status.
I believe I can give you satisfaction as to my financial and social status without much trouble.