Tutelar
/ˈtjuːtələ/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 One that is tutelary.
Adjective
- 1 Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.
Adjective
- 1 providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding wordnet
Etymology
From Latin tūtelāris, from tūtēla (“tutelage, guardianship; dependent, client”) + -āris (suffix used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to).