English → Latin
“tutelary” in Latin
praesessitting before (usually to guard or take care of something or someone), presider; protector, guard, guardian, defender; deusgod, deity; the ancient Roman “Dī Penātēs,” personal or family gods of hearth and home, embodied as small statues or ico
The English word tutelary itself goes back to Latin tueor, through tūtēlārius.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
tutelary
praeses. A tutelary deity (of a place), deus praeses loci; deus qui loco praesidet; deus, cujus tutelae, or in cujus tutela locus est (☞ not deus tutelaris or numen tutelare): the tutelary deities of a kingdom, dii praesides imperii.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for tutelary?
- The usual Latin words for “tutelary” are praeses, deus. 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.