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tutelage

tutelage

4 6.8
Care and protection by someone responsible for another person
  • noun
  • /ˈtjuːtəlɪdʒ/
  • Formal
translation icon : tutela
  • The students flourished academically under the tutelage of their dedicated teacher.
  • political tutelage
  • foreign tutelage
  • state tutelage

So I but I do think that this idea of having younger people who need your tutelage and love it helps us get out of our ego.

Examples

  • All Tunisians were considered Destourians under the tutelage of the administrative elite as they led the country toward an industrial economy.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Ludwig did not think so, for with Berta's eager assistance and his father's stern tutelage, he helped the Umlauf lumber concern to thrive.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Canadians seem to feel that they have no need for tutelage from the South.

    Blog text (3)

  • The Saudi royal family and ARAMCO joined forces under American tutelage and became a recognized state.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Thus, the 1982 Constitution, prepared under the tutelage of the military regime, highly limited individual and collective rights and aimed to protect the state.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The first highland organization, ECUARUNARI, emerged under the tutelage of Catholic activists and the Christian left.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Palestine was a liberation ideal, not a provincial movement for municipal self-rule under foreign tutelage.

    Academic text (2004)

  • From a "primitive" village in the Mount Lebanon region, he was entrusted to the tutelage of English missionaries.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Mortals became able and prosperous farmers under his tutelage, but gradually they turned careless and wasteful.

    Academic text (2002)

  • He thrived in his career with the tutelage of an experienced mentor guiding him.

Synonyms

care
vstutelage
∞ 1.0

Looking after something to keep it in good condition

stresses guarding and formal responsibility not just routine looking after
guardianship
vstutelage
  • Formal
19 4.7

A legal duty to care for and protect someone, often a child

is the nonlegal duty of guarding and supervising rather than a formal legal role
custodianship
vstutelage
  • Formal
1 7.0

The job of looking after and managing things like property, records, or a building

focuses on personal guarding and supervision rather than formal management duties

How Protective

guardianship
  • Formal
19 4.7
custody
  • Formal
333 3.8
tutelage
  • Formal
4 6.8
care
∞ 1.0
supervision
134 3.0
watching
1 1.0

Surface Forms

tutelage singular
tutelages plural

Morphology

tutelage = tutelary (opaque) = tutel + age

The word 'tutelage' is derived from 'tutelary', but the specific meaning of 'guarding, caring for, or having responsibility' is not directly transparent from 'tutelary'.

Etymology

The word tutelage comes from the Latin tutela, meaning 'guardianship' and from an old verb meaning 'to watch over', and it is the same root as tutor. So, being under tutelage means being under someone's care or protection.