apprenticeship
/əˈpɹɛn.tɪs.ʃɪp/ noun C1- The condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice.
- The system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed by a master for a set time under set conditions.
Plural apprenticeships
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“A gentleman of high birth, possessor of an ample fortune, you have consented to gain your promotion as an obscure soldier, step by step—this is uncommon; then become general, peer of France, commander of the Legion of Honor, you consent to again commence a second apprenticeship, without any other hope or any other desire than that of one day becoming useful to your fellow-creatures; this, indeed, is praiseworthy,—nay, more, it is sublime.”
Ma foi, I beg your pardon, but as I have but one son, and it is the first time I have ever thought of marrying him, I am still serving my apprenticeship, you know; come, I will reform.”
I must live henceforth without rank and fortune, and to begin this hard apprenticeship I must borrow from a friend the loaf I shall eat until I have earned one.
She knew that presenting the error bluntly would inevitably wound his formidable pride and potentially jeopardize her promising apprenticeship.
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