King James Bible Dictionary

2 Kings 10:1; Acts 22:3; Galatians 4:1-2

TU'TOR, noun [Latin from tuero, to defend.]

1. In the civil law, a guardian; one who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate.

2. One who has the care of instructing another in various branches or in any branch of human learning. Some gentlemen employ a tutor to teach in their families, others to attend a son in his travels.

3. In universities and colleges, an officer or member of some hall, who has the charge of instructing the students in the sciences and other branches of learning.

In the American colleges, tutors are graduates selected by the governors or trustees, for the instruction of undergraduates of the three first years. They are usually officers of the institution, who have a share, with the president and professors, in the government of the students.

TU'TOR, verb transitive To teach; to instruct.

1. To treat with authority or severity.

2. To correct.

TU'TORAGE, noun In the civil law, guardianship; the charge of a pupil and his estate. In France, tutorage does not expire till the pupil is twenty five years of age.

1. The authority or solemnity of a tutor. [Little used.]

TU'TORED, participle passive Instructed; corrected; disciplined.

TU'TORESS, noun A female tutor; an instructress; a governess.

TU'TORING, participle present tense Teaching; directing; correcting.

TU'TORING, noun The act of instructing; education.