What does tutelage mean?

Definitions for tutelage
ˈtut l ɪdʒ, ˈtyut-tute·lage

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tutelage, tuition, tutorshipnoun

    teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

  2. care, charge, tutelage, guardianshipnoun

    attention and management implying responsibility for safety

    "he is in the care of a bodyguard"

Wiktionary

  1. tutelagenoun

    The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection; as, the king's right of seigniory and tutelage.

  2. tutelagenoun

    The state of being under a guardian; care or protection enjoyed.

  3. Etymology: From tutela, from tueri; see tuition.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Tutelagenoun

    Guardianship; state of being under guardian.

    Etymology: tutelle, tutelageforeign, Fr. tutela, Lat.

    If one in the possession of lands die, and leave a minor to succeed to him, his tutelage belongeth to the king. William Drummond.

    He accoupled the ambassage with an article in the nature of a request, that the French king might, according unto his right of seigniory or tutelage; dispose of the marriage of the young duchess of Britany. Francis Bacon.

Wikipedia

  1. Tutelage

    Tutoring is private academic support, usually provided by an expert teacher; someone with deep knowledge or defined expertise in a particular subject or set of subjects. A tutor, formally also called an academic tutor, is a person who provides assistance or tutelage to one or more people on certain subject areas or skills. The tutor spends a few hours on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis to transfer their expertise on the topic or skill to the student (also called a tutee). Tutoring can take place in different settings.

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  1. tutelage

    Tutelage refers to the act of guiding, teaching, or being under the guidance or instruction of someone else, typically a tutor or a mentor. It also represents a period of time in which one receives such instruction or guidance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tutelagenoun

    the act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection; as, the king's right of seigniory and tutelage

  2. Tutelagenoun

    the state of being under a guardian; care or protection enjoyed

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tutelage

    tū′te-lāj, n. guardianship: state of being under a guardian.—adjs. Tū′telar, Tū′telary, protecting: having the charge of a person or place. [L. tutelatutāri, to guard—tuēri, to see.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tutelage in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tutelage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of tutelage in a Sentence

  1. Nathalie Tomasini:

    Valerie Bacot was always under Daniel Polette's tutelage, so Valerie Bacot could not say anything.

  2. George Filenko:

    Let me put it this way, if I knew about that personnel file and I was a parent, I certainly wouldn't put my child in the Explorer program under his tutelage.

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