tutelage

/ˈtjuːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/

tutelage noun: the act of guarding, protecting, or guiding.

Noun

tutelage (countable and uncountable, plural tutelages)

The act of guarding, protecting, or guiding.
- the king's right of seigniory and tutelage
- The childhood of the European nations was passed under the tutelage of the clergy.1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay, “Chapter”, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, Longmans, Green, Reader, & Dyer, published 1871, page 23
Synonyms:

guardianship, protection
The state of being under a guardian or a tutor; the care or protection enjoyed; being a ward or a tutee.
Instruction; teaching; guidance; being a tutor.
- Taught from their cradle-bed to know
  The bitter tutelage of wo,
  No idle fears in their bosoms glow,
  But pride and wrath in their dark eyes glance,
  As they lift their martyr'd fathers' lance.1827, Lydia Sigourney, Poems, Missolonghi, page 187
- Kirk has attempted to write the definitive explanation of myth, but he too has overlooked von Dechend and, therefore, cannot make much sense concerning "Inanna's Descent into the Nether World." But when from von Dechend's tutelage we realize that Inanna is identified with the planet Venus, then we...1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 174
Synonyms:

tutorage, tutorship

அடைக்கலப்பார்வையில் தங்கு, அடைக்கலத்தில் இரு, பிறர் பொறுப்பில் இரு

سرپرستی

সংরক্ষণ, নির্দেশনা

ಆರಯ್ಕೆ, ಕಲಿಸುಗೆ, ಕಲ್ಪಿಸುಗೆ, ರಕ್ಷಣೆ, ಪಾಲನೆ, ಪೋಷಣೆ

But when asked which of his achievements he is most proud of, he says: “Actually those of others hypermilers behind the wheel, thanks to my tutelage or simply inspiration.”2016 July 21, Jacopo Prisco, “How ‘hypermiling’ can save you a lot of fuel (and the planet)”, in CNN:
The High Level station was quickly overwhelmed by the volume of traffic, and a full rebuild under the tutelage of architect James Miller was initiated just two years after opening.2023 October 18, Nick Brodrick, “The grand gateway to Glasgow: 144 years of Glasgow Central”, in RAIL, number 994, page 34:

plural	tutelages

From Latin tūtēla (“a watching, guardianship, protection”) + -age, from tuērī (“to watch, guard”). See tuition.

What does tutelage mean?: Tutelage means the act of guarding, protecting, or guiding.
What is tutelage in Tamil?: Tutelage in Tamil is அடைக்கலப்பார்வையில் தங்கு, அடைக்கலத்தில் இரு, பிறர் பொறுப்பில் இரு. See Tutelage meaning in Tamil.
How do you use tutelage in a sentence?: But when asked which of his achievements he is most proud of, he says: “Actually those of others hypermilers behind the wheel, thanks to my tutelage or simply inspiration.”
What part of speech is tutelage?: Tutelage is a noun.
How do you pronounce tutelage?: Tutelage is pronounced /ˈtjuːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/.
What is the plural of tutelage?: The plural of tutelage is tutelages.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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