Definition of apprenticeship
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: a position as an apprentice : an arrangement in which someone learns an art, trade, or job under another
He obtained an apprenticeship with a carpenter. Later that year, he decided to become a barrister—a career that requires acceptance into an apprenticeship …— Sidney Blumenthal
2
: the period of time when a person is an apprentice
During most of his apprenticeship he lived in Paris …— Robert Penn Warren a two-year apprenticeship
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The first known use of apprenticeship was in 1592
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