"tutelar" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtjuːtələ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtuːtəlɚ/ [General-American] Forms: more tutelar [comparative], most tutelar [superlative]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|tūtelāris}} Latin tūtelāris Head templates: {{en-adj}} tutelar (comparative more tutelar, superlative most tutelar)
  1. Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary. Synonyms: protective, tutelaric [rare], tutelary [adjective]
    Sense id: en-tutelar-en-adj-ApZMpcKa

Noun

IPA: /ˈtjuːtələ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtuːtəlɚ/ [General-American] Forms: tutelars [plural]
Etymology: 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). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|tūtelāris}} Latin tūtelāris Head templates: {{en-noun}} tutelar (plural tutelars)
  1. One that is tutelary. Synonyms: guardian, protector, tutelary [noun] Related terms: tutelage, tutelarity, tutor
    Sense id: en-tutelar-en-noun-jmtJhqAx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ar Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ar: 16 84

Inflected forms

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