• well known from long or close association

Synonyms: familiar, known about, well known

• in close friendship; intimate

Synonyms: close, intimate, dear, near, confidential, bosom

• a demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal

• a close friend or associate

Synonyms: friend, best friend, companion, boon companion, intimate, familiar, confidant(e), alter ego, second self

• (in the Roman Catholic Church) a person rendering certain services in a pope's or bishop's household