pupilage

/ˈpjuːpəlɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

The condition of being a pupil.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The period during which one is a pupil.

Countable; Uncountable

"In 1875, however, he left the firm and as he was still under 21, it was arranged that he should serve an additional pupilage, this time with the Midland Railway under S. W. Johnson, who had migrated to Derby from the Great Eastern two years before."
"A pupilage was normally two years, after three or four years as a premium apprentice."

From pupil + -age.

pupilages (plural)

pupillage

Questions

How do you pronounce pupilage?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpjuːpəlɪd͡ʒ/.

What does pupilage mean?

The condition of being a pupil.

Where does pupilage come from?

From pupil + -age.

How to pronounce pupilage

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