Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: tutelage
IPA transcription: [tj'utɪlɪdʒ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: care, charge, tutelage, guardianship
    Meaning: attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"
  • Synonyms: tutelage, tuition, tutorship
    Meaning: teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)
Usage examples
  • This distinction, however, would violate the maxim of good sense and sound policy, which dictates that every POWER ought to be in proportion to its OBJECT; and would still leave the general government in a kind of tutelage to the State governments, inconsistent with every idea of vigor or efficiency.