professoriate

or pro·fes·so·ri·at

[ proh-fuh-sawr-ee-it, -sohr-, prof-uh- ]

noun
  1. a group of professors.

  2. the office or post of professor.

  1. all of the academicians in a given place, as at an educational institution or in a country.

Origin of professoriate

1
1855–60; professori(al) + -ate3

Other words from professoriate

  • sub·pro·fes·so·ri·ate, noun

Words Nearby professoriate

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How to use professoriate in a sentence

  • It consisted in restricting the Regents each to a special group of subjects; in fact, anticipating our modern professoriate.

    Practical Essays | Alexander Bain
  • He was appointed to the professoriate the same year that I obtained my licence.

    The House with the Green Shutters | George Douglas Brown
  • The professoriate was grossly ignorant and conceited, and nepotism was rampant.

    Hugh Miller | William Keith Leask

British Dictionary definitions for professoriate

professoriate

professorate (prəˈfɛsərɪt)

/ (ˌprɒfɪˈsɔːrɪɪt) /


noun
  1. a group of professors

  2. Also called (esp Brit): professorship (prəˈfɛsəʃɪp) the rank or position of university professor

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