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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Penates, -etes, n. pl. (L. Penātēs, the household gods of ancient Roman mythology.) — 1513 Doug. Comm. i. ii. 27.
Thir goddis bein clepit penetes Ib. xiii. x. 81.
Penates, or the goddis domesticall
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