novitiate
/nəʊˈvɪʃɪət/(亦作noviciate)
noun
mass noun
1- chiefly US the period or state of being a novice, especially in a religious order〈主美〉（尤指修道会的）修士（或修女）的见习期。
1.1
- a novice, especially in a religious order（尤指修道会的）见习修士（或修女）。
1.2
- a place housing religious novices修士（或修女）见习处。
词源
early 17th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin noviciatus, from Latin novicius 'new' （see NOVICE）.