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tutelage

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tu⋅te⋅lage

  [toot-l-ij, tyoot-]
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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.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L tūtēl(a) guardianship (deriv. of tuērī to watch; see tuition ) + -age

Synonyms:
2. direction, supervision, tutoring, coaching.
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tu·te·lage   (tōōt'l-ĭj, tyōōt'-)   
n.  

  1. The capacity or activity of a guardian; guardianship.

  2. The capacity or activity of a tutor; instruction or teaching.

  3. The state of being under the direction of a guardian or tutor.


[Latin tūtēla (from tūtus, variant past participle of tuērī, to guard) + -age.]
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