TUTELARY

custodial, tutelary, tutelar

(adjective) providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; “daycare that is educational and not just custodial”; “a guardian angel”; “tutelary gods”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

tutelary (comparative more tutelary, superlative most tutelary)

Relating to guardianship or protection.

Of or pertaining to a guardian.

Having the qualities of a tutor.

Synonyms

• tutelar

• tutelaric (rare)

Noun

tutelary (plural tutelaries)

(religion, chiefly paganism) A deity or spirit serving as a guardian or protector of a place, person, culture, etc.; a tutelar, a tutelary deity.

Synonyms

• tutelar

• tutelary deity

Source: Wiktionary

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Tu"te*lar, Tu"te*la*ry, a. Etym: [L. tutelaris: cf. F. tutélaire. See Tutelage.]

Definition: Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a thing; guardian; protecting; as, tutelary goddesses. This, of all advantages, is the greatest . . . the most tutelary of morals. Landor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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