Tu"te*lage (?), n. [L. tutela protection, fr. tutus safe, fr. tueri to
watch, defend. Cf. Tuition.]
1. The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection; as, the
king's right of seigniory and tutelage.
The childhood of the European nations was passed under the tutelage of
the clergy.
Macaulay.
2. The state of being under a guardian; care or protection enjoyed. V.
Knox.
{ Tu"te*lar (?), Tu"te*la*ry (?), } a. [L. tutelaris: cf. F. tutélaire.
See Tutelage.] Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person
or a thing; guardian; protecting; as, tutelary goddesses.
This, of all advantages, is the greatest . . . the most tutelary of
morals.
Landor.
Tu"tele (?), n. [L. tutela: cf. F. tutelle. See Tutelage.] Tutelage.
[Obs.] Howell.
Tu"te*nag (?), n. [F. toutenague; cf. Pg. tutenaga, tutanaga. See
Tutty.] (Metal.) (a) Crude zinc. [India] (b) Packfong. [Written also
tutenague.]
Tut"-mouthed` (?), a. Having a projecting under jaw; prognathous.
[Obs.] Holland.