English Explanatory Dictionary

Lares

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The household deities watching over one's family and tutelary deities watching over some public places.
  2. The idols representing these deities.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Lares.

Word forms

Lares Lar Lars

Etymology

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

Derived words

lares and penates
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