tutorage

American  

[too-ter-ij, tyoo-] / ˈtu tər ɪdʒ, ˈtyu- /

noun

1. the office, authority, or care of a tutor.

2. the charge for instruction by a tutor.

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Etymology

Origin of tutorage

First recorded in 1610–20; tutor + -age

Example Sentences

He saw a good deal of Mr. Keene, who, as Alice gathered from various remarks in Richard's letters, exercised over him a sort of tutorage.

From Demos by Gissing, George

Lincoln fretted under the tutorage of his father, and longed for the hour of his legal freedom.

From Lincoln, the Politician by Levy, T. Aaron

In 1833 or 1834, he came North, placing himself in the Lutheran Theological Seminary, at Gettysburg, under the tutorage of the learned and distinguished Dr. Schmucker, where he finished his education as a Lutheran clergyman.

From The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States by Delany, Martin Robison

—Our classical knowledge was the least of the good gifts which we derived from his zealous and conscientious tutorage.

From Famous Reviews by Johnson, R. Brimley

This system of tutorage is by no means uncommon, nor is it confined to the male sex.

From The Infant System For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, from One to Seven years of Age by Wilderspin, Samuel