/ Dictionary / Index P professoriate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pro•fes•so•ri•ate Pronunciation: (prō"fu-sôr'ē-it, -sōr'-, prof"u-), [key] — n. 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. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. professorate professorship 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