Definitions from Wiktionary (lares and penates)

▸ noun:  (Roman mythology) The household deities of ancient Rome, respectively overseeing the family and its house and storerooms.
▸ noun:  (figuratively) One's prized possessions, considered as the protectors or symbols of one's household.



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