pupilage

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A pretty notion the Signorina must form of your enslaved state of pupilage, when she hears you ask that question.

From The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 by Various

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

An unpretentious tenement near Sloane Square was Byron's home during his pupilage with Dr. Glennie.

From A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors by Wolfe, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen)

The transition of the son from the pupilage of childhood and youth to the independence of manhood is often trying to the filial relation.

From Hooking Watermelons 1898 by Bellamy, Edward

To it must be added, as a supplement, that he must be a 'made' man—made in a long hard pupilage in a stern school that appraises strictly on results.

From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by Bone, David W. (David William)