tutelle

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tūtēla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty.tɛl/

Noun

tutelle f (plural tutelles)

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

Antonyms

• 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.