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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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