Category:Novitiate

No*vi"ti*ate, n. Etym: [ll. novitiatus: cf. F. noviciat.]

1. The state of being a novice; time of initiation or instruction in Rudiments.

2. Hence: time of probation in a religious house before taking the Vows.

3. One who is going through a novitiate, or period of probation; a Novice. Addison.

4. The place where novices live or are trained. [r.]