novitiate

noun3

1. •
   The period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training.

   • Three weeks after the departure of the Mandevilles, all Naples flocked to witness the profession of a young Englishwoman, a dispensation having been obtained for the novitiate. — 1831
2. •
   A novice.
3. •
   The place where a novice lives and studies.