tutelage

[toot-l-ij, tyoot-]

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noun

the act of guarding, protecting, or guiding; office or function of a guardian; guardianship.
instruction; teaching; guidance: His knowledge of Spanish increased under private tutelage.
the state of being under a guardian or a tutor.

Origin of tutelage

1595–1605; < Latin tūtēl(a) guardianship (derivative of tuērī to watch; see tuition) + -age

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2. direction, supervision, tutoring, coaching.

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Examples from the Web for tutelage

Contemporary Examples

Arnaud Faye, who spent four years under the tutelage of Bertron at Relais Bernard Loiseau, has a similar outlook.
Do Michelin Stars Still Matter?
Brandon Presser
May 8, 2014
But beyond politics and policy, the rally was really about tutelage.
'Kahane For Kids'
Elisheva Goldberg
November 5, 2012
Under his tutelage, Bank of America acquired some big game, like FleetBoston Financial Corp. on April 1, 2004.
The Merger That Ruined Lewis
Nomi Prins
October 1, 2009

Historical Examples

Under the tutelage of the mad god, White Fang became a fiend.
White Fang
Jack London
Mildred under her brother's tutelage bid fare to be one of this sort.
Browning's England
Helen Archibald Clarke
We are convinced that we are better than our fathers, and must break away from their tutelage.
The Legacy of Greece
Various
Place him under the tutelage of great masters and send him to Harvard.
How to Succeed
Orison Swett Marden
What, would she go back to Bartenstein—to insignificance, to dulness, and to tutelage?
The King's Mirror
Anthony Hope

British Dictionary definitions for tutelage

tutelage

noun

the act or office of a guardian or tutor
instruction or guidance, esp by a tutor
the condition of being under the supervision of a guardian or tutor

Word Origin

C17: from Latin tūtēla a caring for, from tuērī to watch over; compare tuition

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Word Origin and History for tutelage

n.

c.1600, from Latin tutela "a watching, protection," from variant past participle stem of tueri "watch over" (see tutor (n.)). Meaning "instruction, tuition" first appeared 1857.

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Examples from the Web for tutelage

Contemporary Examples

Arnaud Faye, who spent four years under the tutelage of Bertron at Relais Bernard Loiseau, has a similar outlook.

But beyond politics and policy, the rally was really about tutelage.

Under his tutelage, Bank of America acquired some big game, like FleetBoston Financial Corp. on April 1, 2004.

Historical Examples

Under the tutelage of the mad god, White Fang became a fiend.

Mildred under her brother's tutelage bid fare to be one of this sort.

We are convinced that we are better than our fathers, and must break away from their tutelage.

Place him under the tutelage of great masters and send him to Harvard.

What, would she go back to Bartenstein—to insignificance, to dulness, and to tutelage?

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Word Origin and History for tutelage

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Origin of tutelage