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