guidance

Etymology

From guide + -ance. Displaced native Old English lādtēowdōm.

noun

1. The act or process of guiding.
2. Advice or counselling on some topic.
   divine guidance
   The fourth model is called the enlightment model: Actors are seen to be responsible for problems but unable or unwilling to provide solutions. They are believed to need discipline provided by authoritative guidance. The Alcoholic Anonymous groups are considered prototypical for this model. 29 June 2013, Leo Montada, “Coping with Life Stress”, in Herman Steensma, Riël Vermunt, editors, Social Justice in Human Relations Volume 2: Societal and Psychological Consequences of Justice and Injustice, Springer Science & Business Media, page 26
3. Any process or system to control the path of a vehicle, missile etc.