Definitions for tutelary

tutelary tu·te·lar·y

Spelling: [toot-l-er-ee, tyoot-]
IPA: /ˈtut lˌɛr i, ˈtyut-/

Tutelary is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 232 anagrams from letters in tutelary (aelrttuy).

Definitions for tutelary

noun

  1. a person who has tutelary powers, as a saint, deity, or guardian.

adjective

  1. having the position of guardian or protector of a person, place, or thing:
  2. of or relating to a guardian or guardianship.

Origin of tutelary

1605-15; Latin tūtēlārius guardian; see tutelage, -ary

Examples for tutelary

From this time the shoemakers have chosen them for their tutelary saints.

He concluded that it was a planet, and named it Ceres , for the tutelary goddess of Sicily.

There is nothing that does not partake of that of which the missionary, or the tutelary, is the special.

Perhaps a tutelary genius, invisible to us, inhabits the house.

His master-piece was the picture of Ialysus, the tutelary hero of Rhodes, where he lived.

He has since been worshipped as the tutelary god of the Chinese tea merchants.

The Dūma is not regarded only as an evil spirit, but also as a tutelary deity.

They were the tutelary deities of all public occasions in the town.

Piazzi called it Ceres, after the tutelary goddess of Sicily.

The tutelary of this fortress-church is the gentle patroness of music.

Word Value for tutelary
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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