pupilage

[ pyoo-puh-lij ]

noun

1. the state or period of being a pupil; tutelage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pupilage¹

First recorded in 1580–90; pupil ¹ + -age

Example Sentences

The aristocratic friends of the young man would never allow him to see her more, and he was weak enough to be put in pupilage.

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He looked back upon these, as indeed upon all his years of pupilage, as to a time of struggle and hardship.

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Tyroc′iny, pupilage (see Tirocinium); Ty′ronism, state of being a tyro.

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"I'm afraid I don't quite understand," said Lady Holme, preserving a quiet air of pupilage.

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Most of us were shy to speak out in that presence, feeling ourselves in a state of pupilage.

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