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penates
CIDE DICTIONARY
penates, n. pl. [L.].
The household gods of the ancient Romans. They presided over the home and the family hearth. See Lar. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
penates, n.pl. (in Roman mythology) the household gods, esp. of the storeroom (see LARES).
Etymology
L f. penus provision of food
THESAURUS
penates
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