Defn: A boy or a girl under the age of puberty, that is, under fourteen if a male, and under twelve if a female.
Syn.
— Learner; disciple; tyro.
— See Scholar.
PUPILAGE
Pu"pil*age, n.
Defn: The state of being a pupil. As sons of kings, loving in pupilage, Have turned to tyrants when they came to power. Tennyson.
PUPILLARITY
Pu`pil*lar"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pupillarité. See Pupillary.] (Scots
Law)
Defn: The period before puberty, or from birth to fourteen in males, and twelve in females.
PUPILLARY
Pu"pil*la*ry, a. Etym: [L. pupillaris: cf. F.pupillaire. See Pupil.]
1. Of or pertaining to a pupil or ward. Johnson.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the pupil of the eye.