Both Uses of
tutelar
in
The House of the Seven Gables
- They were a species of tutelary sprite, or Banshee; although winged and feathered differently from most other guardian angels.†
Chpt 6 *
- The vapor of the broiled fish arose like incense from the shrine of a barbarian idol, while the fragrance of the Mocha might have gratified the nostrils of a tutelary Lar, or whatever power has scope over a modern breakfast-table.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding