serving as a protector, guardian, or patron 守护人的,监护人的 the tutelary spirits of these regions. 这些地区的守护神。 ■of or relating to protection or a guardian (与)守护(有关)的,(与)监护(有关)的 the state maintained a tutelary relation with the security police. 国家维持其对安全警察的监护关系。
语源
early 17th cent.: from Latin tutelarius, from tutela 'keeping' (see tutelage)