tutelage

tu·te·lage  (ttl-j, tyt-)

n.

1. The capacity or activity of a guardian; guardianship.

2. The capacity or activity of a tutor; instruction or teaching.

3. The state of being under the direction of a guardian or tutor.

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[Latin ttla (from ttus, variant past participle of tur, to guard) + -age.]

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tutelage [tew-till-lij]

Noun

Formal

1. instruction or guidance, esp. by a tutor

2. the state of being supervised by a guardian or tutor [Latin tueri to watch over]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tutelage - teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately) tutorship, tuition teaching, pedagogy, instruction - the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"
	2.	tutelage - attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" guardianship, care, charge protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" due care, ordinary care, reasonable care - the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty foster care - supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home great care - more attention and consideration than is normally bestowed by prudent persons; "the pilot exercised great care in landing" providence - the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; "divine providence" slight care - such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise

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tutelage

noun (Formal) guidance, education, instruction, preparation, schooling, charge, care, teaching, protection, custody, tuition, dependence, patronage, guardianship, wardship