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novitiate
noun
[ nə(ʊ)ˈvɪʃɪət ]
• the period or state of being a novice, especially in a religious order.
Similar:
probationary period,
probation
, trial period, test period,
apprenticeship
, training period, traineeship,
training
,
initiation
,
Origin:
early 17th century: from ecclesiastical Latin noviciatus, from Latin novicius ‘new’ (see novice).
