NOVITIATE


Meaning of NOVITIATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nō-ˈvi-shət, nə- ]

noun

Etymology: French noviciat, from Medieval Latin noviciatus, from novicius

Date: 1600

1. : the period or state of being a novice

2. : a house where novices are trained

3. : novice

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