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. [
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"Nor will she her dear Lar forget,
Victorious by his benefit."
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"The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint."
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"Looking backward in vain toward their Lares and lands."
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