tutelar

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈtuːtɪlɚ/ UK /ˈtjuːtɪlə/ See IPA manual

adj noun

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adj
serving as a protector or guardian; tutelary

The shrine honored the tutelar deity of the city.

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1 adj · serving as a protector or... tutelary guardian protective protecting

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Etymology

From Late Latin tutelaris ('of a guardian'), from Latin tutela ('protection, guardianship'), from tueri ('to watch over, protect').

tutelaris Latin tutela Latin tueri Latin

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# tutelar

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**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

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