APPRENTICE
Ap*pren"tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Apprenticed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Apprenticing.]
Defn: To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.
APPRENTICEAGE
Ap*pren"tice*age, n. Etym: [F. apprentissage.]
Defn: Apprenticeship. [Obs.]
APPRENTICEHOOD
Ap*pren"tice*hood, n.
Defn: Apprenticeship. [Obs.]
APPRENTICESHIP
Ap*pren"tice*ship, n.
1. The service or condition of an apprentice; the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement.
2. The time an apprentice is serving (sometimes seven years, as from the age of fourteen to twenty-one).
APPRESSED; APPREST
Ap*pressed", Ap*prest", a. Etym: [p. p. appress, which is not in use.
See Adpress.] (Bot.)