Familiar
FOLKLORIC ENTITY THAT IS SAID TO BE A SUPERNATURAL BEING THAT ASSISTS CERTAIN HUMANS; MAY MANIFEST IN NUMEROUS FORMS, USUALLY AS AN ANIMAL
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In European folklore of the medieval and early modern periods, familiars (sometimes referred to as familiar spirits) were believed to be supernatural entities that would assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic.Wilby 2005, pp.