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Tuitio(u)n(e, Tuicioune, n. Also: tuytion, tuission, twischione. [Late ME and e.m.E. tuicione (1436), tuytion (1513), tuition (1557), tuission (c1575), OF tuicion, -ssion, -tion, L. tuitio.] Care, custody, protection, defence. Also in collocation with governance, keping, etc. Freq. referring to the care and protection of God. 1478–9 Cal. Doc. IV 415.
Be the grace of God, quhilk … have yhou in His tuicioune and governance 1525 Douglas Corr. 102.
God, quha have ȝoure grace in His happy tuitioune 1543 Corr. M. Lorraine 19.
Tuission ?1536–7 Bk. Carlaverock II 23.
Tuitioun 1554 Corr. M. Lorraine 395.
The Lord God haiff your gude grace evir in his twischione and keping c1567 Melville Corr. 232.
Ontrublyng yow forder, I commit yow in the tuytion of God 1571 Sat. P. xxv 89.
I am in suire tuitione; This hauld it sall me keip 1572 Wemyss Chart. 209.
We … appellis … for ramaid to be pit heirin, pitthinge and submitting ws … vnder thair tuition and defens a1578 Pitsc. I 37 heading.
Hou the peopill was under the tuitioun of murtheraris 1581 Sat. P. xliv 53.
Ane tour he beildit for tuition, From the deluge of valter him to saue 1591 Edinb. Test. XXII 377b.
Committing hir saull to the protectioun & tuitioun of the eternal God 1615 Misc. Hist. Soc. IV 282.
[That Dougall's ancestors had been] native men and servandis [to Ronald's and had] bene under thair manrent tuitioun and defence thir mony … ȝeiris bigane

b. specif. The care or custody of a minor, guardianship. 1609 Edinb. Test. XLV 315a.
The said Johnne … to haif the tuitioun of his saidis bairnes … during thair pupillar aige 1616 Misc. Hist. Soc. II 249.
I leve … my second sone Patrick to the tuition of his unkill 1624 Misc. Maitl. C. III 502.
My executouris … sall haue the tuitioune and bringing vp of the foirsaid Elizabeth Band and Margaret Scott