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tutelar |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tutelar \Tu"te*lar\, Tutelary \Tu"te*la*ry\, a. [L. tutelaris: cf F. tut['e]laire. See {Tutelage}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tutelar adj : providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods" [syn: {custodial}, {guardian}, {tutelary}]
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