lars
Alternative form of Lares.
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Lars
A male given name from Latin occasionally given to Anglophones.
Lars (plurale tantum)
Alternative form of Lares, the classical Roman household deities
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Source: Wiktionary
Lar, n.; pl. Lares, sometimes Lars. Etym: [L.] (Rom. Myth.)
Definition: 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, Eng.: Hearth or dwelling house. Nor will she her dear Lar forget, Victorious by his benefit. Lovelace. The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint. Milton. Looking backward in vain toward their Lares and lands. Longfellow.
Lar, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burmah. Called also white-handed gibbon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
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