Definition of prentice in English:
prentice
verb & noun ˈprɛntɪsˈprɛn(t)əs
archaic term for apprentice
Example sentencesExamples
- Chambers cites, among others, a 1618 account ‘describing the bands of prentices, 3,000 or 4,000 strong, who on Shrove Tuesday and 1 May do outrages in all directions.’
- You'll either be a cap'n's servant or ‘prenticed to one of the craftsmen, but likely not an able seaman just yet.’
- As we have seen, he both lectured on Mozart's Fortieth Symphony and used it as a model for a prentice symphony of his own.
Rhymes
apprentice, compos mentis, in loco parentis
Definition of prentice in US English:
prentice
verb & nounˈprɛn(t)əsˈpren(t)əs
archaic term for apprentice
Example sentencesExamples
- As we have seen, he both lectured on Mozart's Fortieth Symphony and used it as a model for a prentice symphony of his own.
- Chambers cites, among others, a 1618 account ‘describing the bands of prentices, 3,000 or 4,000 strong, who on Shrove Tuesday and 1 May do outrages in all directions.’
- You'll either be a cap'n's servant or ‘prenticed to one of the craftsmen, but likely not an able seaman just yet.’