Lares

American  

[lair-eez, ley-reez] / ˈlɛər iz, ˈleɪ riz /

plural noun

Roman Religion.

singular

Lar

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

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Etymology

Origin of Lares

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

Example Sentences

Six years later, the burial place in Lares, where more than 1,700 graves were damaged, is still shattered.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2023

“With this motion, the only option the Board of Supervisors would leave is for us to use hands-on force,” Probation Manager Deborah Lares, president of the Professional Managers Assn., said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2022

Rivera-Aquino said farmers near his hometown of Lares are digging out after the storm stripped coffee fruit from trees planted on mountainsides and washed out banana plantations in the valleys.

From Reuters • Sep. 23, 2022

The volunteer doctors had to leave after about an hour, bound for several other mountain towns, including Lares, Morovis and Orocovis.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2017

“We all know how that turned out! We Lares remember!”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan