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noun
1.
the act of guarding, protecting, or guiding; office or function of a guardian; guardianship.
2.
instruction; teaching; guidance: His knowledge of Spanish increased under private tutelage.
3.
the state of being under a guardian or a tutor.
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Tutelage
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Example Sentences
- Many students went on to establish successful careers under his tutelage.
- In fine arts, job candidates demonstrate their teaching skills by showing artwork created under their tutelage.
- Decolonisation was thought to have killed the system of international tutelage.
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Word Origin & History
tutelage
1605, from L. tutela "a watching, protection," from variant pp. stem of tueri "watch over" (see tutor). Meaning "instruction, tuition" first appeared 1857.
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