also: ふ
noun
tutor to a prince; instructor
Archaic term for a tutor or instructor, especially one who educated a prince or noble child in pre-modern Japan.
「傅」は、昔、皇子の教育係を指した言葉だ。
傅 is a word that once referred to the tutor of an imperial prince.
The reading めのと is of native origin, while ふ is the Sino-Japanese reading. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the character 傅 is conventionally associated with the meaning of 'tutor' or 'guardian' in classical contexts.