Lar
Lar (lar) , noun
[Latin]
(Rom. Mythology) 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.
(Rom. Mythology) Hearth or dwelling house. [Figurative]
Nor will she her dear Lar forget,
Victorious by his benefit.
The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint.
Looking backward in vain toward their Lares and lands.
Lar (lar) , noun
(Zoology) A species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burmah. Called also white-handed gibbon.