In Britain, someone who is ~ to a firm of lawyers or accountants is employed by the firm and is training to become qualified.
He was initially ~ to a solicitor.
...an ~ clerk.
ADJ: v-link ADJ to n, ADJ n
In Britain, someone who is ~ to a firm of lawyers or accountants is employed by the firm and is training to become qualified.
He was initially ~ to a solicitor.
...an ~ clerk.
ADJ: v-link ADJ to n, ADJ n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012