different between tutoring vs tutelage

English

Verb

tutoring

1. present participle of tutor

Noun

tutoring (countable and uncountable, plural tutorings)

1. tuition
   • 1848, Henry Mayhew, The Image Of His Father: A Tale Of A Young Monkey

     And could she now have so forgotten all his tutorings, that she would give up father, brother—aye, and even her honor—for the sake of this man, whom she had known not yet half a year […]

Anagrams

• trouting

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.