Novice

nov′is, n. one new in anything: a beginner: one newly received into the church: an inmate of a convent or nunnery who has not yet taken the vow.— ns. Nov′iceship ; Novi′ciate , Novi′tiate , the state of being a novice: the period of being a novice: a novice. [Fr.,—L. nov it i us — nov us , new.]