Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FA-MIL'IAR
FA-MIL'IAR, n.
- An intimate; a close companion; one long acquainted; one accustomed to another by free, unreserved converse. All my familiars watched for my halting. Jer. xx.
- A demon or evil spirit supposed to attend at a call. But in general we say, a familiar spirit. Shak.
- In the court of Inquisition, a person who assists in apprehending and imprisoning the accused. Encyc.
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