tutelar

Etymology

From Latin tūtelāris, from tūtēla (“tutelage, guardianship; dependent, client”) + -āris (“used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to”).

adj

  1. Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.

noun

  1. One that is tutelary.

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