Webster's 1828 Dictionary
APPRENTICESHIP
n. 1. The term for which an apprentice is bound to serve his master. This term in England is by statute seven years. In Paris, the term is five years; after which, the person, before he is qualified to exercise the trade as a master, must serve five years as a journeyman; during which term, he is called the companion of his master, and the term is called his companionship.
2. The service, state or condition of an apprentice; a state in which a person is gaining instruction under a master.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
APPRENTICESHIP
APPRENTICESHIP Ap *pren "tice *ship, n.
1. The service or condition of an apprentice; the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement.
2. The time an apprentice is serving (sometimes seven years, as from the age of fourteen to twenty-one ).
New American Oxford Dictionary
apprenticeship
ap pren tice ship |əˈprentisˌSHip əˈprentɪʃɪp | ▶noun the position of an apprentice: the company once offered apprenticeships | six young chefs have completed their apprenticeships. he's in the second year of his apprenticeship.
Oxford Dictionary
apprenticeship
ap ¦pren ¦tice |ship |əˈprɛntɪ (s )ʃɪp | ▶noun the position of an apprentice: he served his apprenticeship as a fitter. the company once offered apprenticeships. six young chefs have completed their apprenticeships. he's in the second year of his apprenticeship.
Oxford Thesaurus
apprenticeship
apprenticeship noun he served an apprenticeship to a master blacksmith: traineeship, training period, studentship, novitiate; initiation, probationary period, trial period; historical indentureship.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
apprenticeship
ap pren tice ship /əpréntəsʃɪ̀p /名詞 U C 見習い (の身分 ); 見習い期間 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary