TUTELAGE

noun Etymology: Latin tutela protection, guardian (from tutari to protect, frequentative of tueri to look at, guard) + English -age Date: 1605 1. an act or process of serving as guardian or protector ; guardianship, hegemony over a foreign territory ; trusteeship 2, the state of being under a guardian or tutor, 3. instruction especially of an individual, a guiding influence