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.
Examples of tutelage in a Sentence
Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
After missing the playoffs last season as well as the Blue Jays not winning a postseason game in either of their trips under Schneider's tutelage, the Blue Jays manager needs to steer them back to the playoffs once more.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Henrikh Mkhitaryan was the Bundesliga’s player of the season in 2015-16, flourishing under Jurgen Klopp’s tutelage at Borussia Dortmund.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Under his tutelage, Terrell Suggs was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team All-Pro in 2011 and went to the Pro Bowl in 2010, 2011 and 2013, and Elvis Dumervil was recognized as a first-team All-Pro in 2014 and earned invitations to the Pro Bowl in 2014 and 2015.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Tutelage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutelage. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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