tutelar C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtuːtɪlɚ/ UK /ˈtjuːtɪlə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj serving as a protector or guardian; tutelary The shrine honored the tutelar deity of the city. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · serving as a protector or... tutelaryguardianprotectiveprotecting Word family Related forms tutelarytutelagetutor Etymology AI details From Late Latin tutelaris ('of a guardian'), from Latin tutela ('protection, guardianship'), from tueri ('to watch over, protect'). tutelaris Latin tutela Latin tueri Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tutelar **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtuːtɪlɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtjuːtɪlə/ ## Meanings 1. serving as a protector or guardian; tutelary ## Examples - The shrine honored the tutelar deity of the city. ## Synonyms - tutelary - guardian - protective - protecting ## Related Forms - tutelary - tutelage - tutor ## Roots and Affixes - Root: tutelaris - Root: tutela - Root: tueri ## Etymology From Late Latin tutelaris ('of a guardian'), from Latin tutela ('protection, guardianship'), from tueri ('to watch over, protect'). ## AI Etymology Tutelar is from Late Latin tutelaris ('of a guardian'), from Latin tutela ('protection, guardianship'), from tueri ('to watch over, protect'). Important recorded forms include tutelaris (Latin), tutela (Latin), and tueri (Latin). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers serving as a protector or guardian; tutelary. The wider family includes related words such as tutelary, tutelage, and tutor. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown