pupillage
US pupilage
/ (ˈpjuːpɪlɪdʒ) /
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noun
the condition of being a pupil or duration for which one is a pupil
(in England) the period spent by a newly called barrister in the chambers of a member of the bar
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Words nearby pupillage
puparium, pupate, pupfish, pupil, pupilage, pupillage, pupillarity, pupillary, Pupin, pupiparous, puppet
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How to use pupillage in a sentence
Frederick was not without his share of this stern pupillage.
Both these princes remained in a state of pupillage till the age of twenty three.
Commentaries on the Laws of England|William Blackstone