Tutelar

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tutelar \Tu"te*lar\, Tutelary \Tu"te*la*ry\, a. [L. tutelaris:
     cf. F. tut['e]laire. See {Tutelage}.]
     Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a
     thing; guardian; protecting; as, tutelary goddesses.
     [1913 Webster]
  


           This, of all advantages, is the greatest . . . the most
           tutelary of morals.                      --Landor.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tutelar
       adj : providing protective supervision; watching over or
             safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just
             custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods" [syn: {custodial},
              {guardian}, {tutelary}]