different between tutorage vs tutelage

English

Etymology

tutor +? -age

Noun

tutorage (countable and uncountable, plural tutorages)

1. The office of a tutor
2. The term of this office

Anagrams

• Garoutte

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.