pupillage
Britishnoun
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the condition of being a pupil or duration for which one is a pupil
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(in England) the period spent by a newly called barrister in the chambers of a member of the bar
Example Sentences
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But her focus remains her career, and she will soon start seeking pupillage, essentially a paid apprenticeship for barristers.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Both, you can tell, have studied their respective masters with scrupulous care, and the results of their pupillage are plain to see.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 28, 2018
He passed his bar exams only to find he was unable to secure a pupillage at a chambers.
From The Guardian • Dec. 6, 2018
Both these princes remained in a state of pupillage till the age of twenty three.
From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir
I have had twenty temptations to take her under my pupillage; but that I dare not risk the loss of this divinity.
From Anna St. Ives by Holcroft, Thomas
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