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pren⋅tice

  [pren-tis]
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–noun, verb Informal.
apprentice.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; aph. form of apprentice

Pren⋅tice

  [pren-tis]
–noun
a male given name.
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pren·tice   (prěn'tĭs)   
n.   Archaic
An apprentice.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

prentice 
c.1300, aphetic for apprentice (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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