"prentice" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prentices [plural]
Etymology: An old (Middle English) apheretic form of apprentice. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{apheretic form|en|apprentice|nocap=1}} apheretic form of apprentice Head templates: {{en-noun}} prentice (plural prentices)
  1. (obsolete) An apprentice. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: prenticeship
    Sense id: en-prentice-en-noun-Crdp6MHq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: apprentice, 'prentice

Verb

Forms: prentices [present, singular, third-person], prenticing [participle, present], prenticed [participle, past], prenticed [past]
Etymology: An old (Middle English) apheretic form of apprentice. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{apheretic form|en|apprentice|nocap=1}} apheretic form of apprentice Head templates: {{en-verb}} prentice (third-person singular simple present prentices, present participle prenticing, simple past and past participle prenticed)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To apprentice. Tags: obsolete, transitive Derived forms: unprenticed
    Sense id: en-prentice-en-verb-yqzDom8p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: apprentice, 'prentice

Inflected forms

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