| Apprentice | n. [ OE. apprentice, prentice, OF. aprentis, nom. of aprentif, fr. apprendare to learn, L. apprendere, equiv. to apprehendere, to take hold of (by the mind), to comprehend. See Apprehend, Prentice. ] 1. One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. One not well versed in a subject; a tyro.
[ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Old law) A barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant. [ Obs. ] Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Apprenticeship | n. 1. The service or condition of an apprentice; the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The time an apprentice is serving (sometimes seven years, as from the age of fourteen to twenty-one). [ 1913 Webster ] |
