tirocinium

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

tīrōcinium ī, n

tiro.—In the army, a soldier's first service, military inexperience . senatus cum simul et tirocinio et perturbatione iuvenis moveretur, L.— Young troops, raw forces, recruits : contemptum tirocinium, L.— A beginning, rudimentary effort, pupilage : inL.Paulo accusando tirocinium ponere, L.