tutelary
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lˌɛr adjective
1.
having the position of guardian or protector of a person, place, or thing: tutelary saint.
2.
of or pertaining to a guardian or guardianship.
noun
3.
a person who has tutelary powers, as a saint, deity, or guardian.
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is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | invested with the role of guardian or protector |
| 2. | of or relating to a guardian or guardianship |
| —n , -laries, -lars | |
| 3. | a tutelary person, deity, or saint |
| tutelar or tutelar | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
tutelary
1611, from L. tutelarius "a guardian," from tutela "protection, watching" (see tutor).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
On the other hand, there is a hierarchy among tutelary and ancestral gods.
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