tutélaire

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tūtēlāris, from tūtēla. By surface analysis, tutelle +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty.te.lɛʁ/

Adjective

tutélaire (plural tutélaires)

1. tutelary
2. (relational) guardian

Further reading

• “tutélaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.