Adjective

1. Having guardianship or protection of

   when a minor is involved, frequently tutelary powers acompany powers of attorney

2. Of or pertaining to guardians

   those are, of course, tutelary benefits which follow the tutelary responsibilities

3. Having the propensity or quality of a tutor

Quotations

• 1891 — Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Ch XXIX

  She loved him so passionately, and he was so godlike in her eyes; and being, though untrained, instinctively refined, her nature cried for his tutelary guidance.

Noun

1. A guardian or protector

   Batman served as a tutelary of Gotham City

Quotations

• 1920 — F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise, Book I

  At St. Regis' Amory stayed three days and took his exams with a scoffing confidence, then doubling back to New York to pay his tutelary visit.