'apprenticement' originates from Middle English, specifically the word 'apprentisement', where 'apprentise' (from Old French 'aprentiz') meant 'one learning' or 'to take as a learner'.

'apprenticement' changed from the Middle English 'apprentisement', which in turn traces to Old French 'aprentiz' (modern French 'apprenti'); these forms ultimately influenced the modern English noun 'apprenticement' as a formation related to 'apprentice'.

Initially it meant 'the act of taking someone as an apprentice'; over time it came to be used more for 'the state or period of being an apprentice' and is now largely archaic or replaced by 'apprenticeship'.