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Webster 1913 Edition
Manes
‖
Ma′nes
,Noun.
pl.
[L.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors.
Hail, O ye holy
manes
! Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Manes
MA'NES
,Noun.
plu.
1.
The remains of the dead. Hail, O ye holy manes!