tutelage

noun
/ˈtjuːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From Latin tūtēla (“a watching, guardianship, protection”) + -age, from tuērī (“to watch, guard”). See tuition.

Definitions

  1. The act of guarding, protecting, or guiding.

    • the king's right of seigniory and tutelage
    • The childhood of the European nations was passed under the tutelage of the clergy.
  2. The state of being under a guardian or a tutor

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

  3. Instruction

    Instruction; teaching; guidance; being a tutor.

    • Taught from their cradle-bed to know The bitter tutelage of wo, No idle fears in their bosoms glow, But pride and wrath in their dark eyes glance, As they lift their martyr'd fathers' lance.
    • But when asked which of his achievements he is most proud of, he says: “Actually those of others hypermilers behind the wheel, thanks to my tutelage or simply inspiration.”

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA