tutelar

tu·tel·ar
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UK/ˈtjuːtələ/US/ˈtuːtəlɚ/

adjective

Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.

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protectivetutelarictutelaryguardianprotectorcustodial
OriginLatin tūtelāris →
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Meanings

adjectivetutelar (comparative more tutelar, superlative most tutelar)

comparative more tutelar · superlative most tutelar

  1. Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.

    Synonyms: protective, tutelaric, tutelary

nountutelar (plural tutelars)

plural tutelars

  1. One that is tutelary.

    Synonyms: guardian, protector, tutelary

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveServing as a guardian; protective; tutelary.

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protectivetutelarictutelary

nounOne that is tutelary.

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guardianprotectortutelary

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveproviding protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding

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custodialtutelaryprotective
Also see
custodialprotectivetutelarictutelarytutelary deity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latintūtelāris
  2. Englishtutelar

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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APA

tutelar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutelar

MLA

“tutelar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutelar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tutelar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutelar.

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