n. the condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice
n. the system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed by a master for a set time under set conditions
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The service or condition of an apprentice; the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement.
n. The time an apprentice is serving (sometimes seven years, as from the age of fourteen to twenty-one).
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The service or legal condition of an apprentice; the method or process of gaining knowledge of some trade, art, or profession from the instruction of a master.
n. The term during which one is an apprentice.
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n. the position of apprentice
Word Usage
"But in the creative disciplines the apprenticeship is about to be replaced by: the Creative Apprenticeship."