Tuition
/tuːˈɪʃən/noun
Money charged for teaching, or the act of teaching itself.
Did you know?The word comes from Latin *tuitio*, from *tuērī*, meaning “to look at, watch over, protect,” so its oldest sense is less “paying for class” and more “being kept under protection.”
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
tuitio
“a watching over, protection, guardianship”
Late Latin
Latin
tuitionem
“protection, defense, guardianship”
Middle French
Old French
tuicion
“protection, guardianship; instruction”
14th Century
English
tucion / tuition
“guardianship, protection; later, instruction”
Modern English
English
tuition
“teaching, especially instruction for a fee”
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