[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lar \lar\ laumr, n.; pl. lares, sometimes lars. l.
   rom. myth.
   a tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector
   of the family. the domestic lares were the tutelar deities of
   a house; household gods. hence, fig.: hearth or dwelling
   house.
   1913 webster

         nor will she her dear lar forget,
         victorious by his benefit.               --lovelace.
   1913 webster

         the lars and lemures moan with midnight plaint.
                                                  --milton.
   1913 webster

         looking backward in vain toward their lares and lands.
                                                  --longfellow.
   1913 webster
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