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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Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The dancer Holley Farmer, who inherited many of Ms. Brown’s roles during her Cunningham tenure, from 1997 to 2009, called her a supreme advocate for dancers whose tutelage had a profound impact.
—Claudia La Rocco, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Just like her people-centric philosophy, this commitment blossomed from her mentor’s tutelage.
—Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
Under the tutelage of Georgia’s new Co-Head Coach, Cecile Canqueteau-Landi (coach of Olympic Champions Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles) Csenge and the GymDogs will be a team to watch.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Tutelage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutelage. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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