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Lares and penates

//ˌlɛəɹiːz ənd pɪˈnɑːtiːz// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The household deities of ancient Rome, respectively overseeing the family and its house and storerooms. Roman, plural, plural-only

    "The particular gods of the household were its lares and penates."

  2. 2
    One's prized possessions, considered as the protectors or symbols of one's household. figuratively, plural, plural-only

    "I am returned to my own Lares and Penates—to my dogs and cats."

Etymology

A calque of Latin lares et penates. See lar and penates.

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