lar

[lahr]

noun, plural lar·es

[lair-eez, ley-reez] /ˈlɛər iz, ˈleɪ riz/ for 1, lars for 2.

(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Zoology. white-handed gibbon.

Origin of lar

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1580–90

Lares

[lair-eez, ley-reez]

plural noun, singular Lar

[lahr] /lɑr/. Roman Religion.

the spirits who, if propitiated, watched over the house or community to which they belonged.

Compare Penates.

Origin of Lares

First recorded in 1590–1600, Lares is from the Latin word Larēs

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Examples from the Web for lar

Contemporary Examples of lar

But how did a musical that was so middlingly reviewed become so popular (lar)?
A ‘Wicked’ Decade: How a Critically Trashed Musical Became a Long-Running Smash
Kevin Fallon
October 30, 2013

Historical Examples of lar

"You have protected yourself well, Lar Tantril," he said slowly.
The Bluff of the Hawk
Anthony Gilmore
With elaborate caution, he reconnoitered Lar Tantril's ranch.
The Bluff of the Hawk
Anthony Gilmore
Him as larn't folks to fill the public and empty the cupboard.
A Son of Hagar
Sir Hall Caine
Lar Wang, however, was quite confident, and said that all was well.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I
Demetrius Charles Boulger
MARY is moved so lar as to turn and look over his shoulder a minute.
Windows (Fifth Series Plays)
John Galsworthy

British Dictionary definitions for lar

lar

noun

the singular of laresSee lares and penates

lar

noun

Northern English dialect a boy or young man

LAR

abbreviation for

Libya (international car registration)

Word Origin for LAR

from L(ibyan) A(rab) R(epublic)

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Word Origin and History for lar

lares

"Roman tutelary gods, household deities," Latin, plural of lar.