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pupilage

[ pyoo-puh-lij ]

/ ˈpyu pə lɪdʒ /

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noun

the state or period of being a pupil; tutelage.

Origin of pupilage

First recorded in 1580–90; pupil¹ + -age

Words nearby pupilage

pupa, puparium, pupate, pupfish, pupil, pupilage, pupillage, pupillarity, pupillary, pupillary distance, pupillary membrane

Example sentences from the Web for pupilage

Loyal students speak with delight of their pupilage, and of what it has done for them, and for others through them.

Retrospection and Introspection |Mary Baker Eddy
During his pupilage, young Trevithick doubtless learned much from that able mechanic.

The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson |Samuel Smiles
Most of us were shy to speak out in that presence, feeling ourselves in a state of pupilage.

Four Americans |Henry A. Beers
Beaumont is still in his pupilage to the classics, and to Ben Jonson's comedy of humours.

Francis Beaumont: Dramatist |Charles Mills Gayley

The smile which accompanied the words was also new; it signified deliverance from pupilage.

New Grub Street |George Gissing