lar

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

lar, n. [L.].

 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.  [1913 Webster]
"Nor will she her dear Lar forget,
Victorious by his benefit."  [1913 Webster]
"The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint."  [1913 Webster]
"Looking backward in vain toward their Lares and lands."  [1913 Webster]

lar, n. 

 A species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burmah. Called also white-handed gibbon.  [1913 Webster]