professoriat

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

variants: or professoriate play \ˌprō-fə-ˈsȯr-ē-ət, ˌprä-, -ˌāt\

Definition of professoriat

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

2 : the office, duties, or position of a professor

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Schuman’s bildungsromanchannels the weltschmerz of a former wunderkind rejected by the professoriat and exiled to the creative lumpenproletariat.

— gabriel roth, Slate Magazine, "A conversation with Rebecca Schuman about German humor, Kafka, and her new book Schadenfreude: A Love Story.," 16 Feb. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of professoriat

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

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First Known Use: 1856

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