1. serving as an apprentice; learning a trade or skill under supervision
Usage: present participle of ‘prentice’; archaic or literary

Examples

• The young man was prenticing under the master carpenter.
• She spent years prenticing in the art of weaving.
• He began prenticing at the blacksmith’s forge when he was fourteen.
• The guild required all members to spend time prenticing before becoming journeymen.
• After prenticing for seven years, she finally opened her own shop.