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prentice

[ pren-tis ]
/ ˈprɛn tɪs /
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noun, verb Informal.
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Origin of prentice

1250–1300; Middle English; aphetic form of apprentice

OTHER WORDS FROM prentice

un·der·pren·tice, noun

Other definitions for prentice (2 of 2)

Prentice
[ pren-tis ]
/ ˈprɛn tɪs /

noun
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for prentice

prentice
/ (ˈprɛntɪs) /

noun
an archaic word for apprentice
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