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lares and penates

 
Dictionary: lar·es and penates   (lâr'ēz, lär'-) pronunciation
 
pl.n.

Treasured household possessions.

[Partial translation of Latin Larēs et Penātēs, household gods : Larēs, pl. of Lār, Lar + et, and + Penātēs, Penates.]


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noun

    One's portable property: belonging (often used in plural), effect (used in plural), good (used in plural), personal effects, personal property, possession (used in plural), property, thing (often used in plural). Informal stuff. Law chattel, movable (often used in plural). See owned/unowned.

 
 
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