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gremial

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡriːmɪəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(grē′mē əl)

gre•mi•al (grē′mē əl),USA pronunciation n. [Eccles.]

Religiona cloth placed on the lap of the bishop, as during the celebration of Mass or when he confers orders.

Late Latin gremiālis growing in a cluster from a stump, equivalent. to Latin grem(ium) lap, bosom + -ālis -al¹
1555–65

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gremial /ˈɡriːmɪəl/ n

a cloth spread upon the lap of a bishop when seated during Mass

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin gremium lap

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