Definition of: phalanstery

(fal′ən·ster′ē) noun plural ·ster·ies
1. The building inhabited by a community of Fourierites; also, such a community.
2. Any group or community of individuals. [<F phalanstère <phalan(x) a phalanx (<L) + (mona)stère <LL monasterium a monastery]
—phal′an·ste′ri·an (-stir′ē·ən) adjective & noun
—phal′an·ste′ri·an·ism noun