APPRENTICESHIP

apprenticeship

(noun) the position of apprentice

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

apprenticeship (plural apprenticeships)

The condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice.

The system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed by a master for a set time under set conditions.

Source: Wiktionary


Ap*pren"tice*ship, n.

1. The service or condition of an apprentice; the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement.

2. The time an apprentice is serving (sometimes seven years, as from the age of fourteen to twenty-one).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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