tutelage

Definition

The act of guarding, protecting, or guiding.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "the king's right of seigniory and tutelage"
• "The childhood of the European nations was passed under the tutelage of the clergy."
• "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."

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