pupilage

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Richard continued in this state of pupilage in some of the castles belonging to the family from the time that his brother began to reign until he was about fourteen years of age.

From Richard III Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob

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 Rhys, Ernest

The transition of the son from the pupilage of childhood and youth to the independence of manhood is often trying to the filial relation.

From Hooking Watermelons 1898 by Bellamy, Edward

An unpretentious tenement near Sloane Square was Byron's home during his pupilage with Dr. Glennie.

From A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors by Wolfe, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen)

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 Mayer, Brantz