different between tutelar vs tutelage

English

Etymology

From Latin t?tel?ris, from t?t?la (“tutelage, guardianship; dependent, client”) + -?ris (“used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?tju?t?l?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?tu?t?l?/
• Hyphenation: tu?tel?ar

Adjective

tutelar (comparative more tutelar, superlative most tutelar)

1. Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.

Synonyms

• protective
• tutelaric (rare), tutelary (adjective)

Noun

tutelar (plural tutelars)

1. One that is tutelary.

Synonyms

• guardian
• protector
• tutelary (noun)

Related terms

• tutelage
• tutelarity
• tutor

Portuguese

Etymology

tutela +? -ar.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tut??la?/

Verb

tutelar (first-person singular present indicative tutelo, past participle tutelado)

1. to protect (be guardian to)

Conjugation

Romanian

Etymology

From French tutélaire, from Latin tutelaris.

Adjective

tutelar m or n (feminine singular tutelar?, masculine plural tutelari, feminine and neuter plural tutelare)

1. tutelary

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tute?la?/, [t?u.t?e?la?]

Adjective

tutelar (plural tutelares)

1. tutelar, tutelary

Derived terms

• ángel tutelar

Verb

tutelar (first-person singular present tutelo, first-person singular preterite tutelé, past participle tutelado)

1. to act as a guardian to, to supervise, to look after

Conjugation

English

Etymology

From Latin tutela (“a watching, guardianship, protection”), from tueri (“to watch, guard”). See tuition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tju?t?l?d?/, /?t?u?t?l?d?/, /?tu?t?l?d?/
• (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /?tju?t?l?d?/, /?t?u?t?l?d?/, /?tu?t?l?d?/
• (with syncope) IPA^(key): /?tju?tl?d?/, /?t?u?tl?d?/, /?tu?tl?d?/, /-?d?/

Noun

tutelage (countable and uncountable, plural tutelages)

1. The act of guarding, protecting, or guiding; guardianship; protection

   the king's right of seigniory and tutelage
2. The state of being under a guardian or a tutor; care or protection enjoyed.
3. Instruction; teaching; guidance

Synonyms

• guardianship
• protection
• (instruction, guidance): tutorship

Related terms

• tutelar
• tutelary
• tuition
• tutor
• tutorial

Translations

Further reading

• tutelage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• tutelage in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.