novitiate

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(nō vis̸h′it; also, and chiefly Brit, -vis̸h′ē it, -āt′)

noun

    1. the period or state of being a novice
    2. novice
  2. the quarters assigned to religious novices
Also Chiefly Brit.noviciate

Origin: Fr noviciat < ML novitiatus

See novitiate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also no·vi·ci·ate

noun
  1. The period of being a novice.
  2. A place where novices live.
  3. See novice.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin novīciātus

Origin: , from novīcius, novice; see novice

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