TUT
Tut, n. Etym: [Cf. Sw. tut a point, pipe, tube, Dan. tut a cornet.]
1. An imperial ensign consisting of a golden globe with a cross on it.
2. A hassock. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
TUTELAGE Tu"te*lage, n. Etym: [L. tutela protection, fr. tutus safe, fr. tueri to watch, defend. Cf. Tuition.]
1. The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection; as, the king's right of seigniory and tutelage. The childhood of the European nations was passed under the tutelage of the clergy. Macaulay.
2. The state of being under a guardian; care or protection enjoyed. V. Knox.
TUTELAR; TUTELARY
Tu"te*lar, Tu"te*la*ry, a. Etym: [L. tutelaris: cf. F. tutélaire. See
Tutelage.]
Defn: Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a thing; guardian; protecting; as, tutelary goddesses. This, of all advantages, is the greatest . . . the most tutelary of morals. Landor.
TUTELE
Tu"tele, n. Etym: [L. tutela: cf. F. tutelle. See Tutelage.]
Defn: Tutelage. [Obs.] Howell.