custodial, tutelary, tutelar
(adjective) providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; âdaycare that is educational and not just custodialâ; âa guardian angelâ; âtutelary godsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tutelary (comparative more tutelary, superlative most tutelary)
Relating to guardianship or protection.
Of or pertaining to a guardian.
Having the qualities of a tutor.
• tutelar
• tutelaric (rare)
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.
• tutelar
• tutelary deity
Source: Wiktionary
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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
The word âcoffeeâ entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch âkoffie,â borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish âkahve,â borrowed in turn from the Arabic âqahwah.â The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
