noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈtjuːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/
/ˈt͡ʃuːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/
/ˈtuːtɪlɪd͡ʒ/
/ˈtjuːtələd͡ʒ/weak vowel merger
/ˈt͡ʃuːtələd͡ʒ/weak vowel merger
/ˈtuːtələd͡ʒ/weak vowel merger
/ˈtjuːtlɪd͡ʒ/with syncope
/ˈt͡ʃuːtlɪd͡ʒ/with syncope
/ˈtuːtlɪd͡ʒ/with syncope
/-əd͡ʒ/with syncope
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of guarding, protecting, or guiding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
the king's right of seigniory and tutelage
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: guardianship, protection
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The state of being under a guardian or a tutor; the care or protection enjoyed; being a ward or a tutee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Instruction; teaching; guidance; being a tutor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tutorage, tutorship
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
attention and management implying responsibility for safety
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he is in the care of a bodyguard
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: care, charge, guardianship
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protection
Narrower terms: due care, ordinary care, reasonable care, foster care, great care, providence, slight care
5
noun
Meaning 5
teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tuition, tutorship
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: teaching, instruction, pedagogy
History
Etymology
From Latin tūtēla (“a watching, guardianship, protection”) + -age, from tuērī (“to watch, guard”). See tuition.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
настойничество
(nastojničestvo)
— The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
Bulgarian:
покрови́телство
(pokrovítelstvo)
— The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
Bulgarian:
опеку́нство
(opekúnstvo)
— The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
Czech:
poručnictví
— The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
Czech:
opatrovnictví
— The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
French:
tutelle
— The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
German:
Bevormundung
— The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
German:
Betreuung
— The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
Greek:
κηδεμονία
(kidemonía)
— The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
Latin:
tūtēla
— The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
Polish:
kuratela
— The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
Polish:
opieka
— The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
Russian:
опеку́нство
(opekúnstvo)
— The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
Spanish:
tutela
— The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
German:
Vormundschaft
— The state of being under a guardian or a tutor
German:
Obhut
— The state of being under a guardian or a tutor
German:
Betreuung
— The state of being under a guardian or a tutor
Polish:
kuratela
— The state of being under a guardian or a tutor
