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Intern \In*tern"\, a. [L. internus: cf. F. interne. See
{Internal}.]
Internal. [Obs.] --Howell.
[1913 Webster]


Intern \In*tern"\, v. t. [F. interne. See {Intern}, a.]
1. To put for safe keeping in the interior of a place or
country; to confine to one locality; as, to intern troops
which have fled for refuge to a neutral country.
[1913 Webster]

2. To hold until the end of a war, as enemy citizens in a
country at the time of outbreak of hostilities; -- an
action performed by countries.
[PJC]


intern \in*tern"\, n. [F.] (F. pron. [a^]N`t[^a]rn")
1. (Med.) A resident physician in a hospital, especially one
who has recently received the Doctorate and is practising
under supervision of experienced physicians, as a
continuation of the training process; a house physician;
also called {houseman} in Britain. [Also spelled
{interne}.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. PJC]

2. A person working as an apprentice to gain experience in an
occupation; sometimes the position is paid a salary, and
other times it is not; as, a white house intern; an intern
in a law firm.
[PJC]