[tu.te.lage] n [L tutela protection, guardian (fr. tutari to protect, freq. of tueri to look at, guard) + E -age] (1605) 1 a: an act or process of serving as guardian or protector: guardianship b: hegemony over a foreign territory: trusteeship 2
2: the state of being under a guardian or tutor 3 a: instruction esp. of an individual b: a guiding influence