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Lar•es

Pronunciation: (lâr'ēz, lā'rēz), [key]
—n.pl.,
—sing. LarPronunciation: (lär). [key] Rom. Religion.
the spirits who, if propitiated, watched over the house or community to which they belonged. Cf. Penates.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

laree

lares and penates

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