pupilage
Example Sentences
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Most of us were shy to speak out in that presence, feeling ourselves in a state of pupilage.
From Four Americans Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)
Dino is in a state of pupilage," he said, slightly, finding that Brian seemed to expect an answer; "the rules which bind him are very strict.
From Under False Pretences A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
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 Thurston, Edgar
He found himself promoted to stay beyond the hour of pupilage in order pleasantly to pass away a second hour by dancing formally with the sisters and cousins of other boys.
From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton
We, too, brought science to our calling; rude, perhaps, and not readily defined save by a long, hard pupilage.
From Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by Bone, David W. (David William)
