tutorage

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

TU'TORAGE, noun In the civil law, guardianship; the charge of a pupil and his estate. In France, tutorage does not expire till the pupil is twenty five years of age. 1. The authority or solemnity of a tutor. [Little used.]
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