Tutelar

//ˈtjuːtələ// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One that is tutelary.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.
Adjective
  1. 1
    providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding wordnet

Synonyms

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custodialcustodialguardianguardianprotectiveprotective

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).

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