Associations to the word «Tutelary»
Noun
Wiktionary
TUTELARY, adjective. Having guardianship or protection.
TUTELARY, adjective. Of or pertaining to guardians
TUTELARY, adjective. Having the qualities of a tutor.
TUTELARY, noun. A guardian or protector
TUTELARY DEITY, noun. (paganism) A tutelary (also tutelar) is a spirit or deity in the position of a guardian, patron or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture or occupation in polytheistic or animist religion.
Dictionary definition
TUTELARY, adjective. Providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding; "daycare that is educational and not just custodial"; "a guardian angel"; "tutelary gods".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.