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Webster 1913 Edition
Tuition
Tu-i′tion
,Noun.
[L.
tuitio
protection, guarding, from tueri
, p. p. tuitus
, to see, watch, protect: cf. F. tuition
. Cf. Tutor
.] 1.
Superintending care over a young person; the particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward; guardianship.
2.
Especially, the act, art, or business of teaching; instruction;
as, children are sent to school for
tuition
; his tuition
was thorough.3.
The money paid for instruction; the price or payment for instruction;
as,
. tuition
must be paid in full before graduationWebster 1828 Edition
Tuition
TUI'TION
,Noun.
1.
Guardianship; superintending care over a young person; the particular watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or ward.2.
More especially, instruction; the act or business of teaching the various branches of learning. We place our children under the preceptors of academies for tuition. [This is now the common acceptation of the word.]3.
The money paid for instruction. In our colleges, the tuition is from thirty to forty dollars a year.