the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The state of being a pupil.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The state of being a pupil or scholar, or the period during which one is a pupil.
n. The state or period of being a ward or minor.
Word Usage
"Before, she had been his companion and his pupil; since then, she had been his companion even more frequently, but the idea of pupilage seemed to have been absorbed in the self-abnegation of parental hope and pride."