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tutelar

Tutelar (adj) means serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.

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Serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.
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Etymology

From Latin tūtelāris, from tūtēla (“tutelage, guardianship; dependent, client”) + -āris (suffix used to form an adjective, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to).

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"tutelar" (adj) means serving as a guardian; protective; tutelary.

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