Category:Tutelage

Tu"te*lage, n. Etym: [l. tutela protection, fr. tutus safe, fr. tueri To watch, defend. Cf. Tuition.]

1. The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection; as, The king's right of seigniory and tutelage. The childhood of the european nations was passed under the tutelage Of the clergy. Macaulay.

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