Definitions

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  • noun The office of a teacher
  • noun The term of this office

Etymologies

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teacher +‎ -age

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Examples

  • The "teacherage" is just beginning to be called for as the suitable home for the teachers of a school; a "teacherage" which can become a social centre if near the school building, and thus be uniquely useful.

    The Family and it's Members Anna Garlin Spencer

  • In some rural communities in the United States a "teacherage"

    Community Civics and Rural Life Arthur William Dunn 1897

  • Give Lawrence school board member Rich Minder points for creativity, but his idea of establishing a "teacherage" to provide subsidized housing for local teachers seems unlikely to catch on.

    LJWorld.com stories: News 2010

  • The schoolhouse now had a teacherage built onto the back, so I had my own room to sleep in.

    Half Broke Horses Jeannette Walls 1994

  • She could come to Red Lake, I wrote, and live with me in the teacherage until she figured out what to do.

    Half Broke Horses Jeannette Walls 1994

  • One day in the spring, I got up early, as usual, and sat on the front step of the teacherage, drinking my coffee as the sun rose over the San Francisco Mountains to the east.

    Half Broke Horses Jeannette Walls 1994

  • In fact, the main street of Main Street was the only street, lined with a few ramshackle houses, one general store, and the school, which had a teacherage.

    Half Broke Horses Jeannette Walls 1994

  • Early one evening a couple of weeks after Helen made her confession, I heard a knock on the teacherage door.

    Half Broke Horses Jeannette Walls 1994

  • Early one evening a couple of weeks after Helen made her confession, I heard a knock on the teacherage door.

    Half Broke Horses Jeannette Walls 1994

  • He seemed to accept this, and we stayed good friends, but one day he came by the teacherage with a shy, sober expression.

    Half Broke Horses Jeannette Walls 1994

  • Many reservations have very limited housing for people who aren’t members of the tribe, so some reservation schools have “teacherages”—like an orphanage, but for teachers, I used to say.

    when you live at work: let's talk about company-provided housing — Ask a Manager Ask a Manager 2020

  • Often there was a “teacherage” for him and the family with varying levels of quality and upkeep.

    when you live at work: let's talk about company-provided housing — Ask a Manager Ask a Manager 2020

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