An archaic spelling of 'apprentice'; a young person learning a trade or skill from a master craftsperson.
From Old French 'apprentis,' derived from Latin 'apprendere' (to learn). Medieval scribes spelled it many ways; 'appentice' was one variant before modern standardization.
Before spelling became standardized in the 1500s, the word 'apprentice' was spelled dozens of ways in different documents—'appentice' was completely normal to medieval scribes!
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