• (n.) The body of professors, or the professorial staff, in a university or college. • (n.) A professorship.
Pro`fes·so'ri·ate noun 1. The body of professors, or the professorial staff, in a university or college. 2. A professorship. 
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.