lar

[lahr] /lɑr/
noun, plural lares
[lair-eez, ley-reez] /ˈlɛər iz, ˈleɪ riz/ (Show IPA), for 1, lars for 2.
1.
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
2.
Zoology, white-handed gibbon.
Origin
1580-90; < Latin

Lares

[lair-eez, ley-reez] /ˈlɛər iz, ˈleɪ riz/
plural noun, singular Lar
[lahr] /lɑr/ (Show IPA). Roman Religion
1.
the spirits who, if propitiated, watched over the house or community to which they belonged.
Compare Penates.
Origin
1590-1600; < Latin Larēs
British Dictionary definitions for lar

lar1

/lɑː/
noun
1.
the singular of lares See lares and penates

lar2

/lɑː/
noun
1.
(Northern English, dialect) a boy or young man

LAR

abbreviation
1.
Libya (international car registration)
Word Origin
from L(ibyan) A(rab) R(epublic)
Word Origin and History for lar

lares

n.

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

Related Abbreviations for lar

LAR

Libya (international vehicle ID)