3. (Court of Inquisition) A confidential officer employed in the
service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the
accused.
Fa*mil`iar"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Familiarities (#). [OE. familarite, F.
familiaritÈfr. L. faniliaritas. See Familiar.] 1. The state of being
familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained
intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimacy; as, to
live in remarkable familiarity.
2. Anything said or done by one person to another unceremoniously and
without constraint; esp., in the pl., such actions and words as
propriety and courtesy do not warrant; liberties.
Syn. -- Acquaintance; fellowship; affability; intimacy. See
Acquaintance.
Fa*mil`iar*i*za"tion (?), n. The act or process of making familiar; the
result of becoming familiar; as, familiarization with scenes of blood.
Fa*mil"iar*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Familiarized (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Familiarizing (?).] [Cf. F. familiariser.] 1. To make familiar or
intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known by practice or
converse; as, to familiarize one's self with scenes of distress.
2. To make acquainted, or skilled, by practice or study; as, to
familiarize one's self with a business, a book, or a science.
Fa"mil"iar*ly, adv. In a familiar manner.