Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Students collectively; a body of students.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare A body of students.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
body ofstudents .
Etymologies
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Examples
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That employment has taken over the discourse days of studentry?
The diet is over. They never last, do they? Fathorse 2009
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With the oath you have taken, serving the studentry is not an easy task.
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You are now given the privilege to exercise your responsibility granted by the studentry.
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He hated the phrase “student body,” for instance, insisting that “studentry” was both clearer and without the ghoulish connotations he saw in the former term.
on writing by stephen king scribner 2000
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If this boycott has any force maybe the Jewish-Muslim "problem" will dissipate with the departure of Jewish studentry.
Inside Higher Ed 2010
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Identified Gaps: • High incidence of drop-outs among male youth (more females than males finish school) • Conflict relations between the school administration and the studentry.
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• A harmonious relationship between the school administration and studentry.
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• Number of regular program partnerships conducted by and between the school administration and studentry.
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That is not to say that British studentry is about start manning the barricades.
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Create and establish a more clear and comprehensive policy on administration-studentry relationship.
shevek commented on the word studentry
Suggested by E.B. White as an alternative to student body.
August 22, 2008
jim.snowden@gmail.com commented on the word studentry
Actually, it was William Strunk, Jr.
January 15, 2009