tutele

T1U1T1E1L1E1
/ˈtjuːtiːl/

noun

tutelage

OriginLatin tutela →
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Meanings

nountutele (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountabletutelage

    There was a great difference in one of the Capitulations 'twixt the two Kings, how long the Children which should issue of this Marriage were to continue sub regimine Matris, under the tutele of the Mother

    1655, James Howell, “To my Father”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume (please specify the page), London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latintutela
  2. Englishtutele

From Latin tutela. Compare French tutelle. See tutelage.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tutele. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutele

MLA

“tutele.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutele. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tutele,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutele.

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