noun
or pro·fes·so·ri·ate ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsōrēə̇t, -sȯr-
( -s )
Etymology: modification (influenced by professorial ) of French professorat
1. : the body of college and university teachers at an institution or in society at large
2. : the profession of college or university teaching
special duty of the professoriat to pursue and advance pure learning — Ernest Barker
to a young man bent on entering the professoriat — Atlantic