Dictionary
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.