— tuitional, tuitionary /tooh ish"euh ner'ee, tyooh-/ , adj. — tuitionless , adj.
/tooh ish"euhn, tyooh-/ , n.
1. the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university: The college will raise its tuition again next year.
2. teaching or instruction, as of pupils: a school offering private tuition in languages.
3. Archaic. guardianship or custody.
[ 1250-1300; ME tuicion a looking after, guarding tuition- (s. of tuitio ), equiv. to tuit ( us ) (ptp. of tueri to watch; cf. TUTELAGE) + -ion- -ION ]