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Definition of Familiars
1. familiar [n] - See also: familiar
Lexicographical Neighbors of Familiars
Literary usage of Familiars
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Inquisition of Spain by Henry Charles Lea (1906)
"As far as regards Castile, Charles V had overthrown this in criminal matters for
both officials and familiars. Civil cases remained in a somewhat ..."
2. A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages by Henry Charles Lea (1922)
"They bribed one of the familiars, Bernard Garric, to burn them, but the conspiracy
was discovered and its authors punished. One of these, a lawyer named ..."
3. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"Inquisition ; and some, as Familiars, conducted the victims to the scene of torture.
In the days of Charles II. the huge stone statues of the four ..."
4. The Inquisition in the Spanish Dependencies: Sicily--Naples--Sardinia--Milan by Henry Charles Lea (1908)
"In the city of Mexico there are allowed twelve familiars, in the cathedral towns
four, ... In civil suits the familiars are not entitled to the fuero, ..."
5. The British Drama: Comprehending the Best Plays in the English Language by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1804)
"Not afore night, I have told them, in a voire, Through the trunk, like nne of
your familiars. But I have spied sir Epicure Mammon. Sub. Where? D0/. ..."
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