(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:02:24

Ma"nes (?), n. 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.

 

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