Meanings
prentice1
nounprentice (plural prentices)
plural prentices
- obsoleteAn apprentice.
Faith, bind him prentice to a lord; by the same rule he'll be a lord when he's out of his time.
1682, John Lacy, Sir Hercules Buffoon, or The Poetical Squire, act II, scene iv
verbprentice (third-person singular simple present prentices, present participle prenticing, simple past and past participle prenticed)
present singular third person prentices · participle present prenticing · participle past prenticed · past prenticed
- obsoletetransitiveTo apprentice.
Prentice2
proper noun
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- A town and village therein, in Price County, Wisconsin, United States.
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Origin
prentice · noun, verb
An old (Middle English) apheretic form of apprentice.
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prentice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prentice
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“prentice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prentice. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prentice,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prentice.
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