Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tuition \Tu*i"tion\, n. [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.

Source : WordNet®

tuition
     n 1: a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher
          education); "tuition and room and board were more than
          $25,000"
     2: teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired
        privately) [syn: {tutelage}, {tutorship}]