tutorship

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noun

The duty of a tutor; tutelage

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tutelagetuition
OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English tutor →
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Meanings

nountutorship (plural tutorships)

plural tutorships

  1. The duty of a tutor; tutelage
  2. lawlegal and financial guardianship under which the ward is a minor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounteaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

Similar
tutelagetuition
Broader
teachinginstructionpedagogy
Also see
tuitiontutelagetutorage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishtutor
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishtutorship

From tutor + -ship.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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