[lair-eez, ley-reez] 
[lahr] . Roman Religion. | the spirits who, if propitiated, watched over the house or community to which they belonged. |
[lahr] [lair-eez, ley-reez] for 1, lars for 2. | 1. | (initial capital letter ) Roman Religion. any of the Lares. |
| 2. | Zoology. white-handed gibbon. |
[hwahyt-han-did, -han-, wahyt-] | a gibbon, Hylobates lar, inhabiting Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, and northern Sumatra, varying from black to light buff in color, and having white hands and feet: an endangered species. |
| Lar (lär) n. pl. Lar·es (lâr'ēz, lär'-) Roman Mythology A tutelary deity or spirit of an ancient Roman household. [Latin Lār, probably of Etruscan origin.] |
| Lar·es (lâr'ēz) n. Plural of Lar. |
