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Tutelary

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Adjective

1. custodial, tutelar, tutelary

providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding

Example Sentences:
'daycare that is educational and not just custodial'
'a guardian angel'
'tutelary gods'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Tutelary

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adjective
1. 
invested with the role of guardian or protector
2. 
of or relating to a guardian or guardianship
noun plural -laries or -lars
3. 
a tutelary person, deity, or saint

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Tutelary

see synonyms of tutelary
adjective
1. 
that watches over or protects
2. 
of or serving as a guardian
nounWord forms: plural ˈtuteˌlaries
3. 
a tutelary god, spirit, etc.

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Tutelary

see synonyms of tutelary
adj.
1. Being or serving as a guardian or protector: tutelary gods.
2. Of or relating to a guardian or guardianship.
n. pl. tu·te·lar·ies also tu·te·lars
One that serves as a guardian or protector.

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