n. [ F., from L. novicius, novitius, new, from novus new. See New, and cf. Novitious. ]
I am young; a novice in the trade. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
No poore cloisterer, nor no novys. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Like a novice; becoming a novice. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being a novice; novitiate. [ 1913 Webster ]