professoriate

or pro·fes·so·ri·at

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a group of professors.
the office or post of professor.
all of the academicians in a given place, as at an educational institution or in a country.

professoriate

/ prəˈfɛsərɪt; ˌprɒfɪˈsɔːrɪɪt /

a group of professors
Also called (esp Brit)professorshipprəˈfɛsəʃɪp the rank or position of university professor

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

He was appointed to the professoriate the same year that I obtained my licence.

The professoriate was grossly ignorant and conceited, and nepotism was rampant.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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