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See also: family or See also: household, but in this sense the word is rare
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The more usual meanings are: friendly, intimate, well known; and from its application to the easy relationsof intimate See also: friends the See also: term may be used in an invidious sense of "See also: free and easy " conduct on the See also: part of any one not justified by any close relationship, friendship or intimacy
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FAMILY
" See also: Familiar" is, however, also used as a substantive, especially of the spirit or demon which attended on a wizard or magician, and was summoned to execute his master's wishes
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The idea underlies the notion of the Christian See also: guardian See also: angel and of the See also: Roman See also: genius natalis (see DEMONOLOGY; See also: WITCHCRAFT)
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In the Roman See also: Church the term is applied to persons attached to the household of the
See also: pope or of bishops
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These must actually do some domestic service
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They are supported by their See also: patron, and enjoy privileges which in the See also: case of the papal familiars are considerable
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" Familiars of the See also: Holy Office " were See also: lay See also: officers of the Inquisition, whose functions were chiefly those of police, in making arrests, &c., of persons charged
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