tutelage

Definitions


[ˈtjuːtɪlɪdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- protection of or authority over someone or something; guardianship
(e.g: the organizations remained under firm government tutelage)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin tutela ‘keeping’, (from tut- ‘watched’, from the verb tueri) + -age




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