Prentice Definition

prĕntĭs
noun

Apprentice.

Webster's New World
An apprentice.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb

(obsolete) To apprentice.

Wiktionary

(obsolete) Abbreviation of apprentice.

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pronoun

A surname.

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Other Word Forms of Prentice

Noun

Singular:
prentice
Plural:
prentices

Origin of Prentice

  • An old (Middle English) aphetic form of apprentice; that is, a form which lost the unstressed initial vowel a and reduced the initial double pp to a single p.

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  • From prentice, an old (Middle English) aphetic form of apprentice, with the apostrophe added to indicate the lost letters.

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  • From prentice

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Prentice Sentence Examples

  • The Gothic details are wonderful examples of the carver's skill, the wreathed " Prentice's pillar " being the subject of a well-known legend.

  • Prentice, the historian of the Anti-Corn-Law League, who was then editor of the Manchester Times, describes how, in the year 1835, he received for publication in his paper a series of admirably written letters, under the signature of "Libra," discussing commercial and economical questions with rare ability.

  • When Taylor and Prentice heard the news they quickly returned to St. Peter's Field and began interviewing eyewitnesses.

  • A Mr Prentice, at Stowmarket, is also said to have met with his death in a similar manner.

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

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Words Starting With

PPRPRE

Words Ending With

ECEICE

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Words Starting With P and Ending With E

Starts With P & Ends With EStarts With PR & Ends With EStarts With P & Ends With CE

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With P8 Letter Words Ending With E