English → Latin
“tuition” in Latin
īnstitūtiōdisposition, arrangement; custom, manner; instruction, educationdisciplīnateaching, instruction, education; training; learning, knowledge, discipline, science, study
The English word tuition itself goes back to Latin tueor, through tuitiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tuition
institutio: disciplina: ☞ not instructio. To intrust to anybody’s tuition, (puerum) alicui in disciplinam tradere: to be under tuition, *in disciplina esse.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tuition?
- The usual Latin words for “tuition” are īnstitūtiō, disciplīna. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.