Definition of "tutelage" []

• The capacity or activity of a guardian; guardianship. (noun)
• The capacity or activity of a tutor; instruction or teaching. (noun)
• The state of being under the direction of a guardian or tutor. (noun)

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• "The group's tutelage is far from polite and largely relies on instructors such as the Repairman and the Butcher, beating lessons into Gibson until he passes out."
• "After a little pause, 'But is a woman in tutelage for her whole life in this country?' she said."
• "We often wonder about and, indeed, my colleagues and I routinely suggest Haiti and similar places for "tutelage" - a type of UN trusteeship."