tutelage
noun
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The Latin verb tueri means "to look at" or "to guard." When tutelage first began appearing in print in the early 1600s, it was used mainly in the protective sense of tueri, as writers described serfs and peasants of earlier eras as being "under the tutelage of their lord." Over time, however, the word's meaning shifted away from guardianship and toward instruction. This pattern of meaning can also be seen in the related nouns tutor, which shifted from "a guardian" to "a private teacher," and tuition, which now typically refers to the cost of instruction but which originally referred to the protection, care, or custody by a parent or guardian over a child or ward.
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Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Yet, the audience soon learns much more is at stake here than just adequate tutelage for Billie.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
At Bennington College, Horowitz wrote fiction under the tutelage of Bernard Malamud and appraised his wealthy, worldly classmates.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Through the tutelage of her adoptive father Balisarius, Arthelais then grew up to become a gifted soldier until her father deceived her into assassinating the current Princess Issa for the sake of his own power grab.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Tutelage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutelage. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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