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tutelary

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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.
[From Latin ttlrius, guardian, from ttla, tutelage; see tutelage.]
tutelary [tew-till-lar-ee]
Adjective
Literary
1. having the role of guardian or protector
2. of a guardian
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.tutelarytutelary - 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"
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Thus, then, one of our own noble stamp, even a whaleman, is the tutelary guardian of England; and by good rights, we harpooneers of Nantucket should be enrolled in the most noble order of St.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
She loved him so passionately, and he was so godlike in her eyes; and being, though untrained, instinctively refined, her nature cried for his tutelary guidance.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
They were a species of tutelary sprite, or Banshee; although winged and feathered differently from most other guardian angels.
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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