n. [ OE. apprentice, prentice, OF. aprentis, nom. of aprentif, fr. apprendare to learn, L. apprendere, equiv. to apprehendere, to take hold of (by the mind), to comprehend. See Apprehend, Prentice. ]
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v. t.
n. [ F. apprentissage. ] Apprenticeship. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Apprenticeship. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ Aphetic form of apprentice. ] An apprentice. [ Obs. or Colloq. ] Piers Plowman. “My accuser is my prentice.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Apprenticehood. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
This jolly prentice with his master bode
Till he was out nigh of his prenticehood. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Apprenticeship. [ Obs. or Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
He served a prenticeship who sets up shop. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]