tutelage

== English == === Etymology === From Latin tūtēla (“a watching, guardianship, protection”) +‎ -age, from tuērī (“to watch, guard”). See tuition. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtjuːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈt͡ʃuːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈtuːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ˈtjuːtələd͡ʒ/, /ˈt͡ʃuːtələd͡ʒ/, /ˈtuːtələd͡ʒ/ (with syncope) IPA(key): /ˈtjuːtlɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈt͡ʃuːtlɪd͡ʒ/, /ˈtuːtlɪd͡ʒ/, /-əd͡ʒ/ === Noun === tutelage (countable and uncountable, plural tutelages) The act of guarding, protecting, or guiding. 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. Synonyms: tutorage, tutorship ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “tutelage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “tutelage”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.