\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.