Word of the Day: Tutelary

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Tutelary
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adjective 1. Serving as a protector, guardian, or patron.
2. Relating to protection or a guardian.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Play Button "The state police provided tutelary services to the former governor."
Play Button "Adam's aunt was a tutelary presence in his childhood."
Play Button "The guards are tutelary figures at the historic castle, even though no royalty lives there today."
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Latin, early 17th century
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Why This Word?
This word comes from the late Latin "tutelarius," meaning "a guardian," originally from the Latin "tutela," meaning "protection, watching." Theological history is filled with tutelary deities, who were deemed guardians of everything from a specific location or person to occupations...
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