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Definition of Gremial
1. a. Of or pertaining to the lap or bosom.
2. n. A bosom friend.
Definition of Gremial
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the lap ¹
2. Noun. A decorated cloth placed on a bishop's lap whilst celebrating mass ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gremial
1. a lap cloth used by a bishop during a service [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gremial
Literary usage of Gremial
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"If he be master of arts, and not a gremial, he muy take the degree of DD per
saltern. .... Same as gremial, 3. The lap-cloth, which, under the name of ..."
2. Report of the commissioners by Great Britain Schools Inquiry Commission, Schools inquiry commission (1869)
"1st Class, Juniors, in Cambridge Non-gremial, 1863 ; Distinguished in Latin ...
1st Class, Seniors, in Cambridge Non-gremial, 1864 j Distinguished in Latin ..."
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