pupillage
noun /ˈpjuːpɪlɪdʒ/
/ˈpjuːpɪlɪdʒ/
(US English pupilage)
[uncountable, countable, singular]- (law) (in England and Wales) a period during which a lawyer trains to become a barrister by studying with a qualified barrister; the system which allows this training
- (formal) (especially in the past) a period during somebody is a student, especially being taught by a particular person