postulancy
[pos-chuh-luh n-see]
- the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
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Sometimes pos·tu·lance.
Origin of postulancy
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She told us she had heard from Mrs Housman, who has finished her postulancy and received the novice's white veil.
Passing ByMaurice Baring