tutelare Save DMLBS 1 tutelare v. titulare 2 tutelare [CL tutela+-are], (in gl.) to protect, defend. ~o -as i. defendere Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 575; ~are, defendere, tueri ‥ defensare Ib. 590; to defende, defendere ‥ tutare, tutillare, ~are, tutari CathA.