tutelage
noun
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The Latin verb tueri means "to look at" or "to guard." When tutelage first began appearing in print in the early 1600s, it was used mainly in the protective sense of tueri, as writers described serfs and peasants of earlier eras as being "under the tutelage of their lord." Over time, however, the word's meaning shifted away from guardianship and toward instruction. This pattern of meaning can also be seen in the related nouns tutor, which shifted from "a guardian" to "a private teacher," and tuition, which now typically refers to the cost of instruction but which originally referred to the protection, care, or custody by a parent or guardian over a child or ward.
Examples of tutelage in a Sentence
Ed Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Such was the ethos at Studio Ghibli, a work culture that prioritized tutelage even during their most expensive and stressful production yet.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Last year, Hunter Brown busted out under their tutelage.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
For the foreseeable future, though, he is being cultivated as a hitter playing first base who also seems likely to get some advanced outfield tutelage in the months to come.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Tutelage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutelage. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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