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prentice¹

Where it comes from

An old (Middle English) apheretic form of apprentice.

noun prentices

  1. obsolete An apprentice. Faith, bind him prentice to a lord; by the same rule he'll be a lord when he's out of his time.

Similar: apprentice, 'prentice

verb prentices · prenticing · prenticed

  1. obsolete, transitive To apprentice.

Similar: apprentice, 'prentice

Prentice²

Where it comes from

From prentice.

proper noun

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. A town and village therein, in Price County, Wisconsin, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: apprentice, learner, neophyte, trainee, novice, beginner, rookie, initiate, cadet, fledgling, greenhorn, probationer, student, pupil, tyro, intern

noun

Similar: apprentice, 'prentice

verb

Similar: apprentice, 'prentice

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@misc{prentice_2026,
  title = {prentice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prentice},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}