'Lar' definitions:
Definition of 'Lar'
From: GCIDE
- Lar \Lar\ (l[aum]r), n.; pl. Lares, sometimes Lars. [L.] (Rom. Myth.) 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, (Fig.): Hearth or dwelling house. [1913 Webster]
- Nor will she her dear Lar forget, Victorious by his benefit. --Lovelace. [1913 Webster]
- The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Looking backward in vain toward their Lares and lands. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lar'
From: GCIDE
- Lar \Lar\ (l[aum]r), n. (Zool.) A species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burmah. Called also white-handed gibbon. [1913 Webster]