PENATES


Meaning of PENATES in English

/peuh nay"teez, -nah"-/ , n.pl. Rom. Religion.

gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.

Also, penates . Cf. Lares .

[ 1505-15; Penates, akin to penus stock of provisions ]

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