name, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An apprentice. obsolete

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

2. 2
   works for an expert to learn a trade wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To apprentice. obsolete, transitive

Proper Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

apprentice'prentice'prenticeapprenticeapprenticeartisan

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

An old (Middle English) apheretic form of apprentice.

Etymology 2

From prentice.

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