tuteur — meaning in English

English meaning

• guardian noun Someone who protects or watches over a person or thing.
• stake noun A pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground as a marker or support.
• tutelary adj Relating to guardianship or protection.

Senses

tuteur is used for these senses in English:

• guardian (legal) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).
• guardian (legal) A person legally responsible for an incompetent person.
• stake A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.
• tutelary (religion, chiefly, _, paganism) A deity or spirit serving as a guardian or protector of a place, person, culture, etc.; a tutelar, a tutelary deity.

guardian — full definition

1. noun Someone who protects or watches over a person or thing.
2. noun A person legally responsible for the care of a child or someone unable to care for themselves.

stake — full definition

1. noun A pointed piece of wood or metal driven into the ground as a marker or support.
2. noun A share or personal interest in a business, outcome, or situation.
3. noun Money or something else risked in a bet or contest.
4. verb To risk something on the outcome of an event, or to mark an area with stakes.

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