lemures

[ lem-yuh-reez; Latin lem-oo-res ]

plural nounRoman Religion.
  1. ghosts, especially those of a family’s dead, considered troublesome unless exorcised or appeased, as during the annual festival of Lemuralia.

Origin of lemures

1
First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin; see origin at lemur

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British Dictionary definitions for lemures

lemures

/ (ˈlɛmjʊˌriːz) /


pl n
  1. Roman myth the spirits of the dead

Origin of lemures

1
Latin: see lemur

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