Definition of tutelage Tutelage
/tjuˈtɪlɪʤ/ - [tyutilij] - tu•te•lage
We found 8 definitions of tutelage from 5 different sources.
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What does tutelage mean?
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NounPlural: tutelages |
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| tutelage - teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately) | ||
| tuition, tutorship | ||
| pedagogy, teaching, instruction the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" | ||
| tutelage - attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" | ||
| care, charge, guardianship | ||
| protection payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" | ||
| due care, ordinary care, reasonable care the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty | ||
| foster care supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home | ||
| great care more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons; "the pilot exercised great care in landing" | ||
| providence the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; "divine providence" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tutelage (Noun)
The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection; as, the king's right of seigniory and tutelage. - tutelage (Noun)
The state of being under a guardian; care or protection enjoyed.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tutelage (n.)
The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection; as, the king's right of seigniory and tutelage. - tutelage (n.)
The state of being under a guardian; care or protection enjoyed.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tutelage
tū′te-lāj, n. guardianship: state of being under a guardian.—adjs. Tū′telar, Tū′telary, protecting: having the charge of a person or place. [L. tutela—tutāri, to guard—tuēri, to see.]
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🔤- tutelage, noun, singular of tutelages.
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