Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tutelage"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tutelage \Tu"te*lage\, n. [L. tutela protection, fr. tutus safe,
fr. tueri to watch, defend. Cf. {Tuition}.]
1. The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship;
protection; as, the king's right of seigniory and
tutelage.
The childhood of the European nations was passed
under the tutelage of the clergy. --Macaulay.
2. The state of being under a guardian; care or protection
enjoyed. --V. Knox.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tutelage
n 1: teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired
privately) [syn: {tuition}, {tutorship}]
2: attention and management implying responsibility for safety;
"he is under the care of a physician" [syn: {care}, {charge},
{guardianship}]
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