familistery rare.
(fæmɪˈlɪstərɪ)
[ad. F. familistère, f. famille, f. L. familia (see family), formed by substituting famili- for the first member of the word phalanstère.]
The abode of a community living together as one family.
| 1865 Reader No. 145. 399/3 The ‘Familistery’, or Work⁓man's Home. 1886 Pall Mall G. 5 Oct. 5/2 Familistères, reading rooms, museums..will ensue spontaneously. |