tutelage
[toot-l-ij, tyoot-]
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
Synonyms for tutelage
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Related Words for tutelage
guidance, training, instruction, schooling, supervision, preparation, protection, lesson, education, custody, care, coaching, drilling, apprenticeship, tutoringExamples from the Web for tutelage
Contemporary Examples of tutelage
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 of tutelage
Under the tutelage of the mad god, White Fang became a fiend.
White FangJack London
Mildred under her brother's tutelage bid fare to be one of this sort.
Browning's EnglandHelen Archibald Clarke
We are convinced that we are better than our fathers, and must break away from their tutelage.
The Legacy of GreeceVarious
Place him under the tutelage of great masters and send him to Harvard.
How to SucceedOrison Swett Marden
What, would she go back to Bartenstein—to insignificance, to dulness, and to tutelage?
The King's MirrorAnthony Hope
tutelage
noun
Word Origin for tutelage
C17: from Latin tūtēla a caring for, from tuērī to watch over; compare tuition
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