Meaning of TUTELAGE
| Pronunciation: | | 'tootlij
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- [n] attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is under the care of a physician"
- [n] teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)
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| | Synonyms: | | care, charge, guardianship, tuition, tutorship |
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| | See Also: | | due care, great care, instruction, ordinary care, pedagogy, protection, providence, reasonable care, slight care, teaching | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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