Gre"mi*al (?), a. [L. gremium
lap, bosom.] Of or pertaining to the lap or bosom.
[R.]
Gre"mi*al, n. 1. A
bosom friend. [Obs.] Fuller.
2. (Ecol.) A cloth, often adorned with
gold or silver lace, placed on the bishop's lap while he sits in
celebrating mass, or in ordaining priests.