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Spiritual entity in European folklore
folklore of the medieval and early modern periods, familiars (strictly familiar spirits, as "familiar" also meant just "close friend" or companion, and
Familiar
1953 play by Arthur Miller
historical perspective he wanted. Miller originally called the play Those Familiar Spirits before renaming it as The Crucible. The word "crucible" is defined
The_Crucible
2005 book by Emma Wilby
Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft and Magic is a study by historian Emma Wilby of
Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits
Cunning_Folk_and_Familiar_Spirits
Fox spirits in Japanese folklore
Izumo, the "owner" families were feared as being able to unleash the fox spirits on normal people. In other regions, it is only the yamabushi or lay priests
Kitsune
Spirits appearing in magical books
Olympian spirits (or Olympic spirits, Olympick spirits) refers to seven spirits mentioned in several Renaissance and post-Renaissance books of ritual magic/ceremonial
Olympian_spirits
Practitioners of folk magic
tradition" of a belief in familiar spirits. Such an idea was supported by Wilby, who compared the accounts of familiar spirits in Britain with anthropological
Cunning_folk_in_Britain
2000 book by Alison Lurie
Familiar Spirits: A Memoir of James Merrill and David Jackson is a memoir published in 2000 by American writer Alison Lurie. In it, she recounts a friendship
Familiar_Spirits
Reported by an alleged witch in 1644
Pyewacket was said to be one of the familiar spirits of a convicted witch accused by the claimed Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins in March 1644 in the
Pyewacket_(familiar_spirit)
Spiritual practice
the practice of purportedly mediating communication between familiar spirits or spirits of the dead and living human beings. Practitioners are known
Mediumship
State of possession by a fox in Japanese folklore
kitsunetsuki might be badly burned or beaten in hopes of driving out the fox spirits. The whole family of someone thought to be possessed might be ostracized
Kitsunetsuki
Darkest color
a dog, a wolf, a bear, a deer or a rooster, accompanied by their familiar spirits, black cats, serpents and other black creatures. This was the origin
Black
Ancient Jewish religious work of 50 chapters
WITH OTHER LITERATURE. - sacred-texts.com Falconer, Joshua (2019). "Familiar spirits in the Qurʾān: retracing the origins of the jinn". Henoch. 41 (2):
Book_of_Jubilees
American actor and director (born 1970)
Dragons and Magic: The Gathering. Lillard co-founded the company Find Familiar Spirits, which develops and sells specialized alcoholic beverages. In 2022
Matthew_Lillard
American stage magician (1898–1970)
exposed the tricks of fraudulent spiritualist mediums. His book Beware Familiar Spirits (1938) revealed many of these tricks. A review which highly praised
John_Mulholland_(magician)
English witch hunter (1620–1647)
suspect had been shaved of all body hair. It was believed that the witch's familiar, an animal such as a cat or dog, would drink the witch's blood from the
Matthew_Hopkins
diviner, a sorcerer, one who casts spells, or one who consults ghosts or familiar spirits, or one who inquires of the dead [דֹרֵ֖שׁ אֶל־הַמֵּתִֽים dorēš el-hammēt̲im]
Witchcraft and divination in the Hebrew Bible
Witchcraft_and_divination_in_the_Hebrew_Bible
woman with a bad reputation, who was accused by her neighbours of having a familiar and of having injured or caused harm to other people's livestock by use
Witch_trials_in_England
2009 studio album by Absu
..Of the Dead Who Never Rest in Their Tombs Are the Attendance of Familiar Spirits...") Michael Harris (Darkology/Michael Harris) – guitar solo on "In
Absu_(album)
Group of Austronesian people of Maritime Southeast Asia
referred more specifically to ancestral spirits, different from the saitan (nature spirits) and the jinn (familiar spirits); some literature refers to all of
Sama-Bajau
Search for witchcraft or subversive activity
that of 1 Samuel 28, reporting how Saul "hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land", suggest that in practice sorcery
Witch_hunt
2023 American supernatural drama television series
School Spirits is an American supernatural teen drama television series created by Megan Trinrud and Nate Trinrud, adapted from their own graphic novel
School Spirits (2023 TV series)
School_Spirits_(2023_TV_series)
Spontaneous flow of milk from the breast
witch's milk was believed to be a source of nourishment for witches' familiar spirits. Galactagogue Hypothalamic–pituitary–prolactin axis Lactation failure
Galactorrhea
Icep Kanasaw, Sakizaya goddess of fire Alaz, god of fire Od Iyesi, familiar spirits who protect fires Ut, Siberian goddess of the hearth Vut-Ami, Chuvash
List_of_fire_deities
British historian and author
Éva Pócs. Wilby's first published academic text, Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft
Emma_Wilby
1989 book by Carlo Ginzburg
Perspective on Witches and Seers in the Early Modern Age Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft
Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath
Ecstasies:_Deciphering_the_Witches'_Sabbath
American poet (1926–1995)
quoted Alison Lurie's writing of her experience with the Ouija board in Familiar Spirits: A Memoir of James Merrill and David Jackson as: a game that got badly
James_Merrill
Magic involving communication with the deceased
or an enchanter, or a witch, 11or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 12For all who do these things are an
Necromancy
Substance in spiritualism
Goligher Circle. J. M. Watkins. p. 37 John Mulholland (1975). Beware Familiar Spirits. Scribner. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-684-16181-5 Renée Haynes (1982). The
Ectoplasm_(paranormal)
American heavy metal band
Ice Nine Kills via his liquor company "Find Familiar Spirits" on a new bourbon for their "Macabre Spirits" line called "Horrorwood Reserve'. It was released
Ice_Nine_Kills
Acts of the Parliament of England and Great Britain
spirits or communed with familiar spirits. The act's full title was An Act against Conjuration, Witchcraft and dealing with evil and wicked spirits,
Witchcraft_Acts
Author of Christian related books
Confronting Familiar Spirits: Counterfeits to the Holy Spirit (1988) Promoted by God (1989) Our Warfare – Against Demons and Territorial Spirits (1991) Demons
Frank_Hammond
Prosecutions for witchcraft in Europe
rooted in fears of malicious supernatural harm – often attributed to familiar spirits. This led to formal witch trials and executions. Such accusations targeted
Witch trials in the early modern period
Witch_trials_in_the_early_modern_period
Mother and daughters accused of witchcraft
they had entered into communion with familiar spirits that had assisted them with their schemes. The mother's familiar was a cat named Rutterkin. The women
Witches_of_Belvoir
diviner, a sorcerer, one who casts spells, or one who consults ghosts or familiar spirits, or one who inquires of the dead [דֹרֵ֖שׁ אֶל־הַמֵּתִֽים dorēš el-hammēt̲im]
Laws_against_witchcraft
Study of demons or beliefs about demons
that, in Christian tradition, fell from grace; malevolent genii or familiars; spirits such as receive a cult (e.g., ancestor worship); ghosts or other malevolent
Demonology
American minister/politician
Jacksonville Theological Seminary. Daniels' book Breaking the Power of Familiar Spirits is now a class textbook at JTS. In 2011 Daniels was elected to the
Kimberly_Daniels
Practices believed to use supernatural powers
Press. ISBN 978-0-297-00220-8. Wilby, Emma (2005). Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft
Witchcraft
2021 video game
Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a 2021 action-adventure video game developed and published by Ember Lab. The story follows Kena, a young spirit guide who uses
Kena:_Bridge_of_Spirits
Technique used when giving a psychic reading in stage magic performances
from Nothing. Manipulix Books. 2004. Mulholland, John (1938). Beware Familiar Spirits. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 186. ISBN 0-684-16181-8 Brandon, Ruth
Hot_reading
1966 book by Carlo Ginzburg
Perspective on Witches and Seers in the Early Modern Age Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft
The_Night_Battles
Medium and fraudster
including Diss Debar. A biography is included in the 1938 book Beware Familiar Spirits by the American magician John Mulholland (reprinted in 1979). Fortune
Ann_O'Delia_Diss_Debar
Epic poem by James Merrill
her feelings about the creative genesis of the poem in her memoir Familiar Spirits (2001). "Poetry". Past winners & finalists by category. The Pulitzer
The Changing Light at Sandover
The_Changing_Light_at_Sandover
Group of carnivorous mammals
or a devious villain. In East Asian folklore, foxes are depicted as familiar spirits possessing magic powers. Similar to in the folklore of other regions
Fox
Collective term for divine spirits in Japan
divine spirits appear in the human realm and are said to be the small-scale divine spirits that appear as omens or to serve as their familiar spirits. Misaki
Misaki
Umboh, Saitan, and Jinn spirits Umboh (general): ancestral spirits Saitan: nature spirits Jinn: familiar spirits Umboh Baliyu: spirits of wind and storms Umboh
List of Philippine mythological figures
List_of_Philippine_mythological_figures
Gathering of those believed to practice witchcraft
Pattern of Witches' Sabbath." Wilby, Emma. (2005) Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic visionary traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft
Witches'_Sabbath
2007 video game
Shinto shrine and is also a shrine maiden. Her abilities: Summoning familiar spirits and talisman. Merry Watabiki 12 years old. She is often seen wearing
Doki_Doki_Majo_Shinpan!
1994 book by Wolfgang Behringer
Perspective on Witches and Seers in the Early Modern Age Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft
Shaman_of_Oberstdorf
people. Each yekyua is associated with a particular animal. They act as familiar spirits to protect Yakut shamans. They are dangerous and powerful. The most
Yekyua
Central European University Press. Wilby, Emma (2005). Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft
Shamanism_in_Europe
New forms of shamanism
and Guatemalan culture, and Australian traditions, as well as the familiar spirits of European occultism, which aid the occultist in their metaphysical
Neoshamanism
Italian spiritualist (1854–1918)
Trick Methods of Eusapia Paladino. John Mulholland. (1938). Beware Familiar Spirits. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 127. ISBN 978-1111354879 Ruth Brandon
Eusapia_Palladino
Type of séance
Phenomena. Munn & Company. pp. 71–72 Mulholland, John. (1938). Beware Familiar Spirits. C. Scribner's Sons. p. 107. ISBN 0-684-16181-8 John Henry Anderson
Table-turning
Practitioner of folk magic in Europe
17th-Century England. London: Penguin. Wilby, Emma (2005). Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft
Cunning_folk
British poet (1926–2001)
Manchester: Carcanet, 1989 Times and Seasons. Manchester: Carcanet, 1992 Familiar Spirits. Manchester: Carcanet, 1994 In the Meantime. Manchester: Carcanet,
Elizabeth_Jennings_(poet)
Malay folk ghosts
make use of spirits and demons for either benign or evil purposes. Although Western writings often compare this to the familiar spirits of English witchcraft
Ghosts_in_Malay_culture
American artist (1922–2001)
relationship to write a memoir about it more than forty years later, Familiar Spirits (2001). Over the course of decades conducting séances with a Ouija
David_Noyes_Jackson
American magician (1848–1924)
Secrets of Mahatma Land Explained Mulholland, John. (1938). Beware Familiar Spirits. C. Scribner's Sons. pp. 197-200. ISBN 0-684-16181-8 Christopher, Milbourne
Samri_Baldwin
Study of paranormal and psychic phenomena
controls for testing paranormal powers." Mulholland, John. (1938). Beware Familiar Spirits. C. Scribner's Sons. pp. 111–112. ISBN 978-1111354879 Hyman, Ray. (1989)
Parapsychology
Church in Missouri, United States
been deceived by Satan and that KCF "prophets" were prophesying by "familiar spirits." The International House of Prayer was one of the seven defendants
International_House_of_Prayer
American anthropologist and neo-shamanist (1929–2018)
and Guatemalan culture, and Australian traditions, as well as the familiar spirits of European occultism, which are said to aid the occultist in their
Michael_Harner
Type of wizard who attempts to harm in secret, in South African English
person who operates in secret to harm others or who uses poisons and familiar spirits to carry out harmful deeds. The term is first recorded in 1836; it
Tagati
thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare
Christian_views_on_magic
Milk secreted from the breasts of some newborn human infants of either sex
leaking from a newborn's nipple was a source of nourishment for witches' familiar spirits. Across Europe, neonatal lactation was called "witch's milk", "Hexenmilch"
Witch's_milk
to tears, and they experience a chilling exchange with the all too familiar spirits. 188 8 "Lewis Flats School" Deming, New Mexico, US July 7, 2018 (2018-07-07)
List of Ghost Adventures episodes
List_of_Ghost_Adventures_episodes
avenge Archer and stop Gilgamesh by destroying the Holy Grail. Using familiar spirits, Rin discovers the Grail is being summoned at Ryuudou Temple. She explains
List of Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works episodes
List_of_Fate/Stay_Night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_episodes
thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare
Witchcraft_in_the_Middle_East
Play written by Noël Coward
Times, 23 July 1970; and 14 January 1971, p. 10 Billington, Michael. "Familiar spirits", The Guardian, 7 July 1976, p. 8 "Blithe Spirit", The Guardian, 1
Blithe_Spirit_(play)
Small domesticated carnivorous mammal
("crossing one's path") leads to bad luck, or that cats are witches' familiar spirits used to augment a witch's powers and skills. The killing of cats in
Cat
American artist
TheGamer. Retrieved 2024-08-29. Sheehan, Gavin (2024-03-12). "Find Familiar Spirits Announces Quest's End Rogue Whiskey". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 2024-08-29
Tyler_Jacobson
1830 satire of the Book of Mormon
send for Walters the Magician, who has strange books, and deals with familiar spirits; peradventure he will inform us where the Nephites, hid their treasure
Book_of_Pukei
English cunning woman and midwife (c. 1525-1582)
Thomas testified that his mother kept four spirits, or familiars. Kemp admitted to having had two girl spirits punish people with lameness and other diseases
Ursula_Kemp
Video game series
Samurai Shodown, known in Japan as Samurai Spirits, is a fighting game series by SNK. The series began in 1993 and is known for being one of the earliest
Samurai_Shodown
Cuisine of early modern Europe (c. 1500–1800)
Europe during the 15th century, and many of today's most common and familiar spirits were invented and perfected before the 18th century. Brandy (from Low
Early_modern_European_cuisine
existing act and extended it to deal with consulters of "Devils and familiar spirits", who would now be punished with death. There were three main types
Witch trials in early modern Scotland
Witch_trials_in_early_modern_Scotland
American novelist and academic (1926–2020)
(2023) The Language of Clothes (1981) Don't Tell the Grown-Ups (1990) Familiar Spirits (2001) Boys and Girls Forever (2003) The Language of Houses: How Buildings
Alison_Lurie
Devotion to serpent deities
of familiar god[?]) are often snake spirits; the Papa snake in particular only takes (spiritual) possession of women, unlike other snake spirits who
Snake_worship
German astrophysicist
Ashgate. p. 174. ISBN 978-0754663225 Mulholland, John. (1938). Beware Familiar Spirits. C. Scribner's Sons. pp. 111-112. ISBN 978-1111354879 Kohls, N; Benedikter
Johann_Karl_Friedrich_Zöllner
Sacred altar of the Mapuche people
attendant pillan (supernatural beings bearing some similarity to the familiar spirits of Early Modern European witchcraft). Called "rehue" or "regua" in
Rehue
Rainbow serpent loa
Melville Jean; Herskovits, Frances Shapiro (1936). "11. Gods and Familiar Spirits". Suriname Folk-lore. Columbia University Press. pp. 61–64. (google)
Ayida_Wedo
American stage magicians and writers
ISBN 0-312-08634-2. OCLC 26162991. Mulholland, John. (1938). Beware Familiar Spirits. C. Scribner's Sons. p. 211. ISBN 0-684-16181-8 Price, Harry. (1936)
Julius_and_Agnes_Zancig
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Willingham as a witch. They claimed that the white mice he kept were his familiar spirits, and that they could not be got rid of after his death until they were
Willingham,_Cambridgeshire
French medium (1840–1901)
LLC. p. 552. ISBN 978-0-415-97235-2 John Mulholland. (1938). Beware Familiar Spirits. C. Scribner's Sons. p. 150. ISBN 978-1111354879 "Stainton Moses warmly
Édouard_Isidore_Buguet
English Psychic Photographer
Csicop.org. Retrieved 2014-10-11. Mulholland, John. (1938). Beware Familiar Spirits. Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 151-157. ISBN 978-1111354879 Nickell
William Hope (paranormal investigator)
William_Hope_(paranormal_investigator)
1997 book by Éva Pócs
Chonrad Stoeckhlin and the Phantoms of the Night Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft
Between the Living and the Dead
Between_the_Living_and_the_Dead
Belief in witchcraft in Europe
of Witchcraft. Vol. Booke V. Wilby, Emma (2006). Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft
European_witchcraft
Anju is proficient in the vampiric arts, having a large group of bat familiar spirits who aid in her watch over Karin. Anju, who collects strange dolls,
List of Chibi Vampire characters
List_of_Chibi_Vampire_characters
30th weekly Torah portion
cut off from their people (כרת, karet): One who turned to ghosts or familiar spirits In the sixth reading, God told Moses to instruct the Israelites of
Kedoshim
Debates based on claims that the Harry Potter novels contain occult or satanic subtexts
times, or an enchanter, or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an
Religious debates over the Harry Potter series
Religious_debates_over_the_Harry_Potter_series
Composition by Modest Mussorgsky
its original form until 1968. It has started to gain exposure and become familiar to modern audiences.[citation needed] The original Russian title of the
Night_on_Bald_Mountain
Indigenous ethnic group of Malaysia
prerequisites for leadership. Spiritual wisdom obtained through contact with familiar spirits in dreams are regarded as very important. Senoi traditions forbid any
Senoi
capable of powerful magic ranging from healing abilities to creating familiar spirits, as well as instantly teleporting to any location he has previously
List_of_Maoyu_characters
series) (English) Silver Arms (シルバーアームズ, Shirubā Āmuzu) are a quintet of familiar spirits that have refined themselves for over 500 years, serving as spirit
List of Shaman King characters
List_of_Shaman_King_characters
American magicians in the late 19th century
Victorian Theatre. Routledge. pp. 52-53 Mulholland, John . (1938). Beware Familiar Spirits. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 78. ISBN 0-684-16181-8 Deveney, John Patrick
Davenport_brothers
British medium
Abacus. pp. 90-94. ISBN 0-349-11825-6 John Mulholland. (1938). Beware Familiar Spirits. C. Scribner's Sons. p. 92. ISBN 978-1111354879 Henry Evans. (1897)
Daniel_Dunglas_Home
Agrarian visionary tradition in Italy
Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-43806-4. Wilby, Emma (2005). Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft
Benandanti
The topic of ghosts and spirits (kehua) in Māori culture is often considered a tapu subject, yet many Māori legends contain mentions of apparitions and
Ghosts and spirits in Māori culture
Ghosts_and_spirits_in_Māori_culture
British dentist and spiritualist medium
Company. p. 126. ISBN 0-7864-2770-1 John Mulholland. (1938). Beware Familiar Spirits. C. Scribner's Sons. p. 156. ISBN 978-1111354879 Leslie Shepard. (1991)
John_Myers_(medium)
English spiritualist medium
Dodd, Mead and Company. pp. 151-173 John Mulholland. (1938). Beware Familiar Spirits. C. Scribner's Sons. p. 150. ISBN 978-1111354879 "Stainton Moses warmly
William_Stainton_Moses
Guardian/patron deity or spirit
individual from birth to death. Another form of personal tutelary spirit is the familiar spirit of European folklore. Socrates spoke of hearing the voice of his
Tutelary_deity
FAMILIAR SPIRITS
FAMILIAR SPIRITS
Boy/Male
Muslim
Familiar, Popular
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Sindhi, Telugu, Traditional
Familiar with the Vedas
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Familiar
Boy/Male
African
Chaste.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Muslim, Sindhi
Affection; Society; Familiar and Pleasant Talk; Happiness
Girl/Female
Latin
Hard working.
Boy/Male
Hindu
From gods familiy
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Beloved; Familiar
Boy/Male
Hindu
Familiar with gods
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, Indian, Tamil
Beautiful
Boy/Male
British, English
Familiar to All
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Familiar; Popular
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Society Familiar and pleasant talk, happiness
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Familiar with Anaar
Boy/Male
Polynesian
Familiar.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Amelia, AMILIA means "work."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Devadarshan | தேவதரà¯à®·à®¨
Familiar with gods
Devadarshan | தேவதரà¯à®·à®¨
Girl/Female
African, Arabic, French, Polish
Helper to the Priest
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Phoenician Hamilcar, AMILCAR means "friend of Melqart."Â
Girl/Female
Christian, German, Latin
Industrious; Amiable; Work
FAMILIAR SPIRITS
FAMILIAR SPIRITS
Girl/Female
Tamil
Name of a river
Boy/Male
Afghan, Arabic, Muslim
Ancient
Girl/Female
Muslim
Happiness, Prosperity
Girl/Female
Irish American
Modern phonetic form of the Irish name Caitlin from Catherine meaning pure.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Makin 1.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English
White Wave; Lord is Gracious; Variant of Jenny which is a Diminutive of Jane and Jennifer
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Direction
Boy/Male
English
Ruler or lives on the bare hill.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sarvadevatman | ஸரà¯à®µà®¾à®¤à¯‡à®µà®¾à®¤à¯à®®à®¾à®¨Â
Acceptor of all celestial offerings
Boy/Male
American, Australian, French, German, Shakespearean, Spanish, Teutonic
Alfonso; Ready for Battle; Form of Alphonse
FAMILIAR SPIRITS
FAMILIAR SPIRITS
FAMILIAR SPIRITS
FAMILIAR SPIRITS
FAMILIAR SPIRITS
a.
Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate.
n.
An attendant demon or evil spirit.
superl.
Intimate; very friendly; familiar.
a.
Conversant; familiar.
a.
Familiar; conversant.
n.
Domestic; familiar.
adv.
In a familiar manner.
superl.
Close; intimate; near; familiar.
a.
Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures.
a.
Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible.
n.
Familiar aquaintance; familiarity.
superl.
Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.
n.
An intimate; a companion.
v. t.
Intimate; familiar; confidential.
a.
Intimate; closely familiar.
a.
Private; confidential; familiar.
a.
Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a familiar illustration.
n.
A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused.
n.
Familiar, social intercourse.
a.
Of or pertaining to a family; domestic.