t(y)üˈishən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English tuicioun, from Old French tuicion, from Latin tuition-, tuitio, from tuitus (past participle of tuērī to look at, watch over, protect) + -ion-, -io -ion; perhaps akin to Old Irish tūath left, northerly, lucky, favorable, Gothic thiuth good, beneficial, Old Norse thȳdr kind, meek
1. archaic : protection, care, or custody especially as exercised by a parent or guardian over a child or ward : guardianship
powers which the father hath, in the right of tuition during minority — John Locke
2. : the act of teaching : the services or guidance of a teacher : instruction
pursued his studies under private tuition
the high costs of tuition
received careful tuition from his mother
3. : the price of or payment for instruction
tuition has risen sharply