phalanstery

[ fal-uh n-ster-ee ]

/ ˈfæl ənˌstɛr i /

(in Fourierism)

any similar association, or the buildings they occupy.

Origin of phalanstery

1840–50; < French phalanstère, blend of phalange phalanx and monastère monastery

The phalanstery was built in the middle of the tract, and was merely a glorified apartment house.

Socialism and Democracy in Europe |Samuel P. Orth
A bee-line is the shortest distance between the Phalanstery and By Allen's.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 |Elbert Hubbard
Phalanstery, a body of people living together on the Communistic principle of Fourier; also the building they occupy.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James Wood
Is the phalanstery to be prohibited from capitalizing and lending at interest?

What is Property? |P. J. Proudhon

Sometimes a phalanstery is a necessity, but it would be hateful, were it the general rule.

The Conquest of Bread |Peter Kropotkin

phalanstery

/ (ˈfælənstərɪ, -strɪ) /

(in Fourierism)

any similar association or the buildings occupied by such an association

C19: from French phalanstère, from phalange phalanx, on the model of monastère monastery