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prentice Definition

pren·tice or 'prentice 'pren′·tice (pren′tis)

noun

Archaic apprentice

Etymology: ME prentis, aphetic for aprentis, apprentice

prentice Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • enter: He marr. and had a son James who entered prentice to James Home, merchant, 7th Feb. 1677.

Modifies a noun

  • work: There is an insecure self-consciousness about these two novels that marks them as the ' prentice works.

Noun used with modifier

  • kibble: No way geico insurance number phone i from a peak of of kibble prentice.