a tutelary god or spirit of an ancient Roman household [n LARES, LARS]
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
the god of a house [n LARS or LARES]
a tutelary god or spirit associated with Vesta and the Penates as a guardian of the household by the ancient Romans
any of the Lares, the spirits who, if propitiated, watched over the house or community to which they belonged
the spirits who, if propitiated, watched over the house or community to which they belonged