Phā'lan-stēr'y, n.

n. [Fr. phalanstère, from Gr. φάλαγξ, f., a phalanx, and στερεός, firm, solid.]

1. The dwelling of a Fourierite phalanx; a grand edifice intended to be the common dwelling of all the members of a social organization established upon the plan of Charles Fourier.
2. An association organized upon the plan of Fourier, having a dwelling common to all the members, making common stock of their capital and labor, and sharing the results according to their several investments.