Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tutelage

2 senses of tutelage

Sense 1
tutelage, tuition, tutorship -- (teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately))
       => teaching, instruction, pedagogy -- (the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession")

Sense 2
care, charge, tutelage, guardianship -- (attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard")
       => protection -- (the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection")