pupilage

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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

The rough schooling of French hostility was necessary for the development of those qualities among the British colonists which enabled them finally to break the bonds of pupilage and stand alone.

From The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) by Warburton, George

Then you have only another year of pupilage to serve, eh, Escombe?”

From Harry Escombe A Tale of Adventure in Peru by Prout, Victor

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

Mr. Boutwell's proposition to remand a State to territorial pupilage would be but the legal enactment and the logical sequence of what has had the enthusiastic approval of a large number of citizens.

From The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. by Various