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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Familiarité, -itie, n. Also: -aryté, famyliarité, famuliaryté, famelearitie, etc.; familiarté. [ME. famil-, famuliarité (Wyclif), OF. familiarité, L. familiāritas.] Intimacy; close association or friendship.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xii. 240.
For the mare famuliaryte, He made him his procuratour 1456 Hay II. 88/30.
Destructioun of all familiaritee, luferent, and frendschip 1533 Boece I. iii. 38 b.
Symon within schort tyme was resauit to sic familiarite and tendernes that [etc.] 1549 Compl. 107/29.
That there suld be na familiarite betuix Scottis men and Inglis men 1568 Buch. Indict. 34.
The erll Bothuell enterit in sic familiaritie with hir 1581 Thanes of Cawdor 183.
Hartlie freindschip and famelearitie(b) 1531 Bell. Boece II. 393.
The deith of Schir Gelis was … displesant to King Robert, for the familiarte that he had with him in Ingland 1549 Compl. 105/10.
I vilhef na familiarte vitht ȝou
