TUTELAGE


Meaning of TUTELAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtü-tə-lij, ˈtyü- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin tutela protection, guardian (from tutari to protect, frequentative of tueri to look at, guard) + English -age

Date: 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 especially of an individual

b. : a guiding influence

a business under the tutelage of a new director

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.