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noun
- 1. protection of or authority over someone or something; guardianship: "the organizations remained under firm government tutelage"
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TUTELAGE definition: 1. help, advice, or teaching about how to do something: 2. help, advice, or teaching about how to…. Learn more.
1. a. : instruction especially of an individual. b. : a guiding influence. a business under the tutelage of a new director. 2. : the state of being under a guardian or tutor. 3. a. : an act or process of serving as guardian or protector : guardianship. b. : hegemony over a foreign territory : trusteeship sense 2. Did you know?
TUTELAGE meaning: 1. help, advice, or teaching about how to do something: 2. help, advice, or teaching about how to…. Learn more.
Tutelage definition: the act of guarding, protecting, or guiding; office or function of a guardian; guardianship.. See examples of TUTELAGE used in a sentence.
n. 1. the act or office of a guardian or tutor. 2. (Education) instruction or guidance, esp by a tutor. 3. the condition of being under the supervision of a guardian or tutor. [C17: from Latin tūtēla a caring for, from tuērī to watch over; compare tuition]
Tutelage can mean guardianship as well as teaching and sometimes it's difficult to tell which sense is meant. If an athlete is under the tutelage of his coach, the coach teaches him but is also responsible for the athlete's health and well-being.
If one person, group, or country does something under the tutelage of another, they do it while they are being taught or guided by them.
