tutelaradj.n.
/ˈtjuːtɪlə/ A. adj.
= tutelary adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > protecting as a patron or guardian > as a divinity, angel, or saint
tutelar1600
patronal1606
tutelary1611
1600 tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles A iv I coniure..the Gods Tutelar, that they will vndertake the tuition..of this new Hospitall.
1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 51 The Tutelare Images of crosse-wayes called Lares Compitales.
a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Surrey 86 He was the Tutelar Angel to keep many a poor Royalist from famishing.
1777 G. Forster Voy. round World I. 3 Reflecting on the tutelar guidance of Divine Providence.
1884 Ld. Tennyson Becket v. iii. 210 All the tutelar Saints of Canterbury.
B. n.
One who is tutelar; a tutelar deity, angel, or saint. Also transferred and figurative.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > protector or patron > divinity, angel, or saint
avowe1297
angel1340
avowrya1387
patrona1387
avourec1450
familiar angelc1450
advocator1483
vower1488
tutelar1603
titular1621
guardian angela1631
tutelary1652
guardian1667
patron saint1703
warden-angel1845
advowee1863
1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1232 Minerva Poliuchos, that is to say, Tutelar and protectresse of the city.
1648 tr. J.-F. Senault Paraphr. Job 319 That Angel which hath been chosen out of a thousand to be their Tutelar.
1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. vi. 332 Were Judgment consulted with, Luke should be Tutelar to Physicians as his proper calling.
a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 238 Dame Fortune some Men's tutelar Takes charge of them without their Care.
1702 H. Dodwell Apol. in S. Parker tr. Cicero Five Bks. De Finibus sig. c5v Those who had brought themselves under the Dominion of ill Spirits by deserting their good Tutelars.
a1849 H. Coleridge Ess. & Marginalia (1851) II. 87 Ringlets that have been twisted with irons—to be the tutelars of hoops and earrings.
1890 E. Johnson Rise Christendom 361 A religious congregation settled there to honour him as tutelar.
Derivatives
ˈtutelarship n. the position or function of a tutelar.Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > guardian of minor or incapable person > office of
tutoryc1400
tutelec1420
curatory?1478
tuteleship1557
tutorship1559
curatorship1590
tutelage1605
tutorage1617
curature1618
pro-tutory1664
curacya1734
curation1749
conservatorship1871
tutelarship1875
1875 J. Hawthorne in Contemp. Rev. Nov. 925 I resigned my deputy-tutelarship perforce, and retired.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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