What does "apprentice" mean?
Apprentice: One not well versed in a subject; a tyro.
Additional senses
- 2.(Old law) A barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant. [Obs.] Blackstone.
- 3.To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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