# Lares

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The household deities watching over one's family and tutelary deities watching over some public places.
2. The idols representing these deities.

## Etymology
From Latin Lares, plural form of lār, from Etruscan [Term?].

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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