teacherage

American  

[tee-cher-ij] / ˈti tʃər ɪdʒ /

noun

1. a building serving as a combination school and living quarters, as on certain government reservations and in remote, sparsely settled areas.

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Etymology

Origin of teacherage

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35; teacher + -age

Example Sentences

For sale: The Alango School and Teacherage, built in 1927 on 10 acres near Angora, Minnesota.

From Washington Times

Jacobs and his business partner Cayton, keepers of the most extensive film archives in boxing, were longtime benefactors of D'Amato's teacherage and co-managed Tyson.

From Time Magazine Archive

The "teacherage" is just beginning to be called for as the suitable home for the teachers of a school; a "teacherage" which can become a social centre if near the school building, and thus be uniquely useful.

From Project Gutenberg

By personal effort, several "teacherages" were established in connection with new schoolhouses; photographs of these were published and sent personally to school-boards all over the country; the members of women's clubs saw to it that the articles were brought to the attention of members of their local school-boards; and the now-generally accepted idea that a "teacherage" must accompany a new schoolhouse was well on its way to national recognition.

From Project Gutenberg

The parson was given a parsonage; why not the teacher a "teacherage"?

From Project Gutenberg