tutelle

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin tūtēla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty.tɛl/

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Noun

tutelle f (plural tutelles)

1. (law) guardianship under which the ward is only partially or temporarily incapable

   Coordinate term: curatelle

Derived terms

• cotutelle

Related terms

• tutélaire
• tuteur

Descendants

• Romanian: tutelă

Further reading

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