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Lares

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The household deities watching over one's family and tutelary deities watching over some public places. Roman, plural, plural-normally
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Lares. alt-of, plural, plural-normally

    "The season now invites me to retire To the dear lares of my household fire To homely scenes of calm domestic peace, A poet's leisure, and an old man's ease..."

  3. 3
    The idols representing these deities. historical, plural, plural-normally

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin Lares, plural form of lār, from Etruscan [Term?].

Etymology 2

From the Latin plural lares, from lar, q.v.

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