tutelage

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The more time that passes since they've been under Mattingly's tutelage, the worse and worse it seems like they get.

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  1. noun The capacity or activity of a guardian; guardianship.
  2. noun The capacity or activity of a tutor; instruction or teaching.
  3. noun The state of being under the direction of a guardian or tutor.

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  • Think instead of the wood beneath your feet Under his tutelage, and gripping his arm, I did walk out along one of the branches. —  Legends II
  • Under the angel's tutelage, the eager youngsters experimented with strenuous and exciting new positions night after night. —  Dozois, Gardner ; Strahan, Jonathan - SSC - The New Space Opera (v1.0)
  • For Wilson, this observation leads into a discussion of the long tradition of voluntary tutelage-- formal and informal -- that has marked science fiction since the days of the Futurians and their group reading and critiquing sessions, and how this book, Paragons, represents a continuation of that honorable history. —  F ;SF; - vol 090 issue 06 - June 1996
  • Under her doting tutelage, the precocious boy had learned early how to wheedle his way out of a scolding with a show of penitence. —  Loretta Chase - The English Witch
  • They continued to be under French tutelage, and their strongholds in the possession of French troops. —  The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2)
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin tūtēla (from tūtus, variant past participle of tuērī, to guard) + -age.

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  1. from tutele + -age.
 

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/ˈtjutɛlədʒ/
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