1. Having the position of guardian or protector of a person, place, or thing: tutelary saint.
2. Of or pertaining to a guardian or guardianship.
3. A person who has tutelary powers, as a saint, deity, or guardian.
Tutelary (or guarded or protected) democracy is a type of diminished democracy in which the elected government has no effective power to govern and is in need of protection. Examples might be Iraq or...