tyrocinium

(Douai) to the rank of abbeys, so that the congregation now consists of three abbeys, and one cathedral-priory, each with its own community, but Belmont still remains the central novitiate and tyrocinium for all the houses.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

For this is so great a masterpiece in sin, that no man begins with it: he must have passed his tyrocinium, or novitiate, in sinning, before he can come to this, be he never so quick

Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. II. 1634-1716 1823

That the great training of the conscience in all which regards pecuniary justice and fidelity to engagements, lies through the discipline and _tyrocinium_ of the humbler ministerial offices -- those of clerks, book-keepers, apprentices.

Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 Thomas De Quincey 1822

It was on an early day of our new _tyrocinium_, or perhaps on the very first, that, as we passed the bridge, a boy happening to issue from the factory [6] sang out to us derisively, "Hollo, bucks!"

Autobiographical Sketches Thomas De Quincey 1822