lar
lar · lars · lares
A lar gibbonA lar gibbon (Hylobates lar).
UK/lɑː/US/lɑɹ/
Meaning
2 sensesA lar gibbon (Hylobates lar).
(historical)An Etruscan title, properly peculiar to the eldest son, but often mistaken for an integral part of the name.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin lār (“ancestral deity or spirit”) from Etruscan. From Latin [Term?].Borrowed from Latin lār (“ancestral deity or spirit”) from Etruscan.
From Latin [Term?].
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