tutelary

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Even the warning that a concert is about to begin isn’t the usual docile bells, but a spreading roar of electronics from “Répons” by Pierre Boulez, a tutelary spirit here for decades.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2022

In an ideal world, our entertainment would not have to be tutelary, would not need to “set a good example.”

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2019

Having no children of his own, Guadagnino has fallen into a tutelary role toward the young people in his life.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 8, 2018

I leave the last word to The Review Show's tutelary spirit, Tom Paulin.

From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2013

Her statue was placed in the temple of Venus, and she was numbered among the tutelary deities of Rome.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various