pupilage
Example Sentences
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The period of pupilage is a fortnight spent in retreat, on a dietary of milk and fruits.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston
Now, the tragedy of my first night on the Rio Pongo was my transition from pupilage to responsible independence.
From Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver by Brantz Mayer
To it must be added, as a supplement, that he must be a 'made' man—made in a long hard pupilage in a stern school that appraises strictly on results.
From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by David W. (David William) Bone
In accounting for it, and finding out the determining experiences of the artist's pupilage, we shall account, also, for much that came after.
From Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work by Ernest Rhys
He repudiated the notion that they needed any pupilage from the general Government in the management of public affairs.
From The Middle Period 1817-1858 by John William Burgess
