(n.) The act or result of guiding; the superintendence or assistance of a guide; direction; government; a leading.

abetment administration admonition advice advisement advising advocacy aegis auspices authority backing briefing care catechization caution caveat championship charge charity coaching command conduct consultation control council counsel countenance cure custodianship custody didactics direction edification education encouragement enlightenment exhortation expostulation favor fosterage goodwill governance government guardianship handling hands hortation husbandry idea illumination information instruction interest jurisdiction keeping lead leadership leading management managery managing manipulation ministry monition opinion ordering oversight parley pastorage pastorate pastorship patronage pedagogics pedagogy pilotage private teaching programmed instruction proposal protectorship recommendation reeducation regulation remonstrance rule running safe hands schooling seconding self-instruction self-teaching sponsorship spoon-feeding steerage steering stewardship suggestion sympathy teaching the conn the helm the wheel thought tuition tutelage tutorage tutoring tutorship ward wardenship wardship warning watch and ward wing