What does "pupil" mean?
Pupil: A youth or scholar of either sex under the care of an instructor or tutor. Too far in years to be a pupil now. Shak. Tutors should behave reverently before their pupils. L'Estrange.
Additional senses
- 2.A person under a guardian; a ward. Dryden.
- 3.(Civil Law) A boy or a girl under the age of puberty, that is, under fourteen if a male, and under twelve if a female. -- See Scholar.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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