recruitshipn.
/rᵻˈkruːtʃɪp/, U.S. /rəˈkrutˌʃɪp/, /riˈkrutˌʃɪp/ The state of being a recruit; time spent as a recruit.
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recruitage1825
recruithood1884
recruitship1919
1919 Chambers's Jrnl. July 419/2 They had struggled past the first pitfalls of recruitship.
1939 H. G. Hodges City Managem. xvii. 425 The training period shall be a part of the recruitship, which should continue until patrolman status is attained.
1960 Salvation Army Year Bk. 36/2 The company meeting and corps cadet systems, instruction for recruitship and soldiership, and the training of people to local officership.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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