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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-455/
- Published: 2021-04-27T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-03-18T17:54:40.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: Gallery, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:14

The word for today is…  
tutelary (adjective) –

1 : having the guardianship of a person or a thing  
2 : of or relating to a guardian

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutelary?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Tutelary derives from the Latin noun tutelarius, meaning “guardian.” “Tutelarius,” in turn, was formed by combining the word tutela (“protection” or “guardian”) and “-arius,” a suffix that implies belonging and connection. A more familiar descendant of “tutela” in English might be “tutelage,” which initially described an act or process of serving as a guardian or protector but has also come to refer to teaching or influence. If you suspect that “tutor” is also related, you are correct. “Tutelary” can also be a noun referring to a power (such as a deity) who acts as a guardian.

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