pupilage
Example Sentences
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The doctors of Ancient Rome took no regular course of study, nor were any standards specified, but as a rule knowledge was acquired by pupilage to a practising physician, for which a honorarium was paid.
From Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine by Elliott, James Sands
Having advanced so far as a village council, and arrived at the stage of managing their own affairs, having, in fact, emerged from pupilage, next comes a question for the council.
From The Hills and the Vale by Jefferies, Richard
Mirabeau's life was, as we have seen, a pupilage, as it is now to become a mastership, in revolution.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. by Various
Dino is in a state of pupilage," he said, slightly, finding that Brian seemed to expect an answer; "the rules which bind him are very strict.
From Under False Pretences A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
His pupilage with Sir Joshua prevented his falling into the washed leather and warm drab errors of tone that then distinguished the English school of historical painting.
From Art in England Notes and Studies by Cook, Dutton
