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 Thurston, Edgar

Then you have only another year of pupilage to serve, eh, Escombe?”

From Harry Escombe A Tale of Adventure in Peru by Prout, Victor

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)

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 Bone, David W. (David William)

Having advanced so far as a village council, and arrived at the stage of managing their own affairs, having, in fact, emerged from pupilage, next comes a question for the council.

From The Hills and the Vale by Jefferies, Richard