Tu-ĭ'tion, n.

(tu-ĭsh'un), n. [Lat. tuitio, from tueri, tuitus, to see, watch, protect; O. Fr. tuition, Pr. tuicio, Sp. tuicion.]

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 or business of teaching the various branches of learning; instruction; as, children are placed under the preceptors of academies for tuition.
3. The money paid for instruction; the price or payment for instruction.