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 ]