TUTELAGE

care, charge, tutelage, guardianship

(noun) attention and management implying responsibility for safety; “he is in the care of a bodyguard”

tutelage, tuition, tutorship

(noun) teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tutelage (countable and uncountable, plural tutelages)

The act of guarding, protecting, or guiding; guardianship; protection

The state of being under a guardian or a tutor; care or protection enjoyed.

Instruction; teaching; guidance

Synonyms

• guardianship

• protection

• (instruction, guidance): tutorship

Source: Wiktionary


Tu"te*lage, n. Etym: [L. tutela protection, fr. tutus safe, fr. tueri to watch, defend. Cf. Tuition.]

1. The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection; as, the king's right of seigniory and tutelage. The childhood of the European nations was passed under the tutelage of the clergy. Macaulay.

2. The state of being under a guardian; care or protection enjoyed. V. Knox.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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