No*vi"ti*ate (?), n.
[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.]
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