2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tutelage \Tu"te*lage\, n. [L. tutela protection, fr tutus safe,
fr tueri to watch, defend. Cf {Tuition}.]
1. The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship;
protection; as the king's right of seigniory and
tutelage.
The childhood of the European nations was passed
under the tutelage of the clergy. --Macaulay.
2. The state of being under a guardian; care or protection
enjoyed. --V. Knox.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
tutelage
n 1: teaching individually pupils (usually hired privately) [syn:
{tutoring}, {tuition}, {tutorship}]
2: attention and management implying responsibility for safety;
"he is under the care of a physician" [syn: {care}, {charge},
{guardianship}]
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