0%

tutelage

tu·te·lage
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [toot-l-ij, tyoot-]
    • /ˈtut l ɪdʒ, ˈtyut-/
    • /ˈtjuː.tɪ.lɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [toot-l-ij, tyoot-]
    • /ˈtut l ɪdʒ, ˈtyut-/

Definitions of tutelage word

  • noun tutelage the act of guarding, protecting, or guiding; office or function of a guardian; guardianship. 1
  • noun tutelage instruction; teaching; guidance: His knowledge of Spanish increased under private tutelage. 1
  • noun tutelage the state of being under a guardian or a tutor. 1
  • noun tutelage tuition or guidance 1
  • uncountable noun tutelage If one person, group, or country does something under the tutelage of another, they do it while they are being taught or guided by them. 0
  • noun tutelage the act or office of a guardian or tutor 0

Information block about the term

Origin of tutelage

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin tūtēl(a) guardianship (derivative of tuērī to watch; see tuition) + -age

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tutelage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tutelage popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

tutelage usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for tutelage

noun tutelage

  • apprenticeship — Someone who has an apprenticeship works for a fixed period of time for a person who has a particular skill in order to learn the skill. Apprenticeship is the system of learning a skill like this.
  • book learning — knowledge gained from books rather than from direct personal experience
  • chalk talk — an informal lecture with pertinent points, explanatory diagrams, etc, shown on a blackboard
  • domestication — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
  • education — the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.

Top questions with tutelage

  • what is tutelage?
  • what does tutelage mean?
  • how do you spell tutelage?
  • what is tutelage mean?
  • what does the word tutelage mean?
  • what is the definition of tutelage?
  • what is the meaning of tutelage?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?