Friend

frend, n. one loving or attached to another: an intimate acquaintance: a favourer: one of a society so called: ( Scot. ) a relative.— v.t. ( obs. ) to befriend.— adj. Friend′ed , supplied with friends.— n. Friend′ing ( Shak. ), friendline .— adj. Friend′le , without friends: destitute.— n. Friend′le ne .— adv. Friend′lily .— n. Friend′line .— adj. Friend′ly , like a friend: having the disposition of a friend: favourable: pertaining to the Friends or Quakers.— n. Friend′ship , attachment from mutual esteem: friendly a istance.— Friendly societies , or Benefit societies , a ociations, chiefly among mechanics, ., for relief during sickne , old age, widowhood, by provident insurance.— Be friends with , to be on intimate or friendly relations with; Have a friend at court , to have a friend in a position where his influence is likely to prove useful; Society of Friends , the designation proper of a sect of Christians better known as Quakers. [A.S. fréond , pr.p. of fréon , to love; Ger. freund .]