tutelary (redirected from tutelaries)

tu·te·lar·y  (ttl-r, tyt-) also tu·te·lar (ttl-r, -är, tyt-)

adj.

1. Being or serving as a guardian or protector: tutelary gods.

2. Of or relating to a guardian or guardianship.

n. pl. tu·te·lar·ies also tu·te·lars

One that serves as a guardian or protector.

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[From Latin ttlrius, guardian, from ttla, tutelage; see tutelage.]

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tutelary [ˈtjuːtɪlərɪ], tutelar [ˈtjuːtɪlə]

adj

1. invested with the role of guardian or protector

2. of or relating to a guardian or guardianship

n pl -laries, -lars

a tutelary person, deity, or saint

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

tutelary - providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods" custodial, tutelar protective - intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs"

Translations

tutelary [ˈtjuːtɪlərɪ] ADJ → tutelar

tutelary

adj (form, of guardian) → vormundschaftlich; tutelary deity → Schutzgott m, → Schutzgöttin f