the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The office, duty, or care of a tutor; guardianship; tutelage.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Guardianship; tutelage.
n. The office of a tutor or instructor.
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n. teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)
Word Usage
"This led in December 1788 to Frend's dismissal from his tutorship, meaning that he was forbidden from teaching but allowed to continue to reside at Jesus as a fellow."