familisteryn.
/ˌfamᵻˈlɪst(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌfæməˈlɪst(ə)ri/ Now historical and rare.
= familistère n.
ΘΚΠ
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town, village, or collection of dwellings > [noun] > of socialistic or communist community
Concordium1841
communitorium1842
phalanstère1842
communistery1843
phalanstery1850
familistère1865
familistery1865
kvutza1921
kibbutz1929
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [noun] > communal dwelling
brother-house1547
phalanstery1850
familistère1865
familistery1865
longhouse1866
1865 T. Pagliardini (title) A visit to the familistery, or workman's home, of M. Godin-Lemaire, at Guise.
1870 Catholic World Mar. 795/2 Their [sc. socialists] phalansteries and familisteries are nothing but contrivances to save and gain time, labor, and money for the benefit of the company.
1989 T. Pinney Hist. Wine in Amer. xii. 334 The other members of the community lived in two buildings, men in the ‘Commandery’ and women in the ‘Familistery’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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