professoriat

noun pro·fes·so·ri·at \ˌprō-fə-ˈsȯr-ē-ət, ˌprä-, -ē-ˌat\

Definition of PROFESSORIAT

: the body of college and university teachers at an institution or in society

: the office, duties, or position of a professor

pro·fes·so·ri·at or pro·fes·so·ri·ate \-ət, -ˌāt\

modification of French professorat, from professeur professor, from Latin professor, from profitēri

First Known Use: 1858

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