noun
lar
noun
1
A title used in ancient Etruscan society, properly reserved for an eldest son, though sometimes mistaken by later readers for part of a personal name.
"Inscriptions often read "Lar Porsena," where Lar was a title, not part of the name."
How to Use Lar
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old Etruscan honorific title, roughly equivalent to referring to someone as "the elder" or "lord."
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A specialist historical/linguistic term — you'll mostly meet it reading about Etruscan or early Roman history.
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Inscriptions often read "_____ Porsena," where Lar was a title, not part of the name.
Etymology
From Latin, of uncertain further origin.