(now chiefly US) A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant. / (chiefly UK) A medical graduate gaining practical experience in a hospital; a house officer.

A surname.

plural of housemanship

A stage of graduate medical training in the UK and many former British colonies, which follows the acquisition of an M.D., in which the new physician serves as a house officer under the supervision of a registrar or attending physician.