Penates

[puh-ney-teez, -nah-] /pəˈneɪ tiz, -ˈnɑ-/
plural noun, Roman Religion
1.
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
Also, penates.
Compare Lares.
Origin
1505-15; < Latin Penātēs, akin to penus stock of provisions
British Dictionary definitions for Penates

penates

/pəˈnɑːtiːz/
plural noun
1.
See lares and penates
Word Origin
Latin
Word Origin and History for Penates

penates

n.

Roman household gods, 1510s, from Latin penates "gods of the inside of the house," related to penatus "sanctuary of a temple" (especially that of Vesta), cognate with penitus "within" (see penetrate).