Dictionary entry

Inward (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

In″ward, n. 1. That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera. Jer. Taylor.

Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat. Milton.

2. The mental faculties; — usually pl.

3. An intimate or familiar friend or acquaintance. “I was an inward of his.” Shak.