Tutelar

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a thing; guardian; protecting: as, tutelar genii; tutelar goddesses.
  • Pertaining to a protector or guardian; tending to guard or protect; protective: as, tutelar powers.
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  • adjective. Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a thing; guardian; protecting.
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  • adjective. Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.
  • noun. One that is tutelary.
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  • adjective. providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding
    • Word Usage
    "Those which they call their tutelar deities shall be no protection to them."
    Equivalent
    protective  tutelary  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    better-class  chthonic  draggle-tailed  earth-bound  externalist  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    guardian  protecting  protective  protector  
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