professorate

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A form of professoriate — Professors considered as a group or body.

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Meanings

nounprofessorate (plural professorates)

plural professorates

  1. alternativeAlternative form of professoriate.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
professorship

Origin

From professor + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office). Compare French professorat.

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Translations

Catalan càtedra
  • càtedrathe office of a professor
Chinese Mandarin 教授職銜 /教授职衔, 教授職位 /教授职位
  • 教授職銜 /教授职衔 (jiàoshòu zhíxián)the office of a professor
  • 教授職位 /教授职位 (jiàoshòu zhíwèi)the office of a professor
Danish professorat
  • professoratthe office of a professor
Finnish professuuri
  • professuurithe office of a professor
German Professur
  • Professurthe office of a professor
Hungarian tanszék
  • tanszékthe office of a professor
Irish ollúnacht
  • ollúnachtthe office of a professor
Italian professorato, ordinariato
  • professoratothe office of a professor
  • ordinariatothe office of a professor
  • cattedrathe office of a professor
Norwegian Bokmål professorat
  • professoratthe office of a professor
Polish profesura
  • profesurathe office of a professor
Portuguese professorado, magistério
  • professoradothe office of a professor
  • magistériothe office of a professor
Romanian profesură
  • profesurăthe office of a professor
Spanish cátedra, profesorado
  • cátedrathe office of a professor
  • profesoradothe office of a professor
Cite this entry
APA

professorate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/professorate

MLA

“professorate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/professorate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “professorate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/professorate.

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