noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The duty of a tutor; tutelage
2. 2
   teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately) wordnet
3. 3
   legal and financial guardianship under which the ward is a minor

Synonyms

All synonyms

tutelagecatechizationchairchair of englishcoachingdidactics

Etymology

From tutor + -ship.

Related phrases

e-tutorship

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