/ Dictionary / Index P professorate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pro•fes•sor•ate Pronunciation: (pru-fes'ur-it), [key] — n. the office or the period of service of a professor. a group of professors. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. professor professoriate Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language