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Pe•na•tes
Pronunciation: (pu-nā'tēz, -nä'-), [key]—
n.pl. Rom. Religion.
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
Also,pe•na'tes.Cf.
Lares. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.