pupilage
- noun
- /ˈpjuːpɪlɪdʒ/
- Jargon
- During her pupilage at the prestigious law firm, she learned the intricacies of legal practice from experienced mentors.
Examples
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Throughout his pupilage, he received personalized guidance from his mentor, which greatly enhanced his skills.
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The pupilage provided him with invaluable insights and hands-on experience in the field of medicine.
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In British India, colonial subjects were considered to be in a state of "tutelage"; in the United States, via Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, the equivalent concept was "pupilage," or, more broadly, the idea of the Indian as ward of a benevolent Great Father.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
10
6.8
Teaching and help given by a teacher to a student
Antonyms
441
3.0
Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves
How Long
- Specialized
49
6.3
- Jargon
- UK
1
4.9
118
3.5
607
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pupilage comes from the Latin word pupillus, meaning 'little child' or 'young person', and shares the same root as pupil, a word for a student. So pupilage describes the time someone spends as a learner under the instruction or training of a teacher or mentor.