familistèren.
/ˌfamᵻlɪsˈtɛː/, U.S. /ˌfæmələsˈtɛ(ə)r/ Now historical.
A community of workers and their families; a building or set of buildings occupied by such a community. Chiefly with reference to the community which was founded by Jean-Baptiste André Godin (1817–1888) at his factory in Guise, France, and which included a crèche, hospital, shops, etc., in addition to accommodation.
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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 Examiner 30 Sept. 627/4 The Familistere of Guise, founded by M. Godin-Lemaire.
1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 265/2 A palatial familistère with accommodation for 400 families.
1983 R. Evans & P. Evans tr. P. Laroque Social Inst. France vii. 525 Taking their inspiration from the ‘familistères’ of the nineteenth century and usually taking the legal form of production cooperatives, these firms actually have a more ambitious goal, that is to organise for their members real communities.
2010 Building Design 26 Mar. 22/4 With a central emphasis on the crèche or ‘pouponnat’ to liberate female residents, the Familistère deliberately blurred lines between work and leisure, and indeed men and women.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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