tutelage
English
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for tutelage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Etymology
From Latin tutela (“a watching, guardianship, protection”), from tueri (“to watch, guard”). See tuition.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtjuːtɪlɪdʒ/, /ˈtʃuːtɪlɪdʒ/, /ˈtuːtɪlɪdʒ/
- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˈtjuːtələdʒ/, /ˈtʃuːtələdʒ/, /ˈtuːtələdʒ/
- (with syncope) IPA(key): /ˈtjuːtlɪdʒ/, /ˈtʃuːtlɪdʒ/, /ˈtuːtlɪdʒ/, /-ədʒ/
Noun
tutelage (countable and uncountable, plural tutelages)
- The act of guarding, protecting, or guiding; guardianship; protection
- the king's right of seigniory and tutelage
- 1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay, “Chapter I”, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, Longmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer, published 1871, page 23:
- The childhood of the European nations was passed under the tutelage of the clergy.
- The state of being under a guardian or a tutor; care or protection enjoyed.
- Instruction; teaching; guidance
Synonyms
- guardianship
- protection
- (instruction, guidance): tutorship
Translations
The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
Further reading
- tutelage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- tutelage in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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