Related to a gremium or to the lap; also, relating to a cloth used in liturgical services, particularly in Catholic ceremonies.
From Latin 'gremium' meaning lap or bosom, with the suffix '-al' indicating relation. Used in ecclesiastical contexts for liturgical cloths and vestments.
A gremial cloth is held on a priest's lap during certain ceremonies—the word preserves the ancient Latin image of the lap as a place of sacred care and protection during religious ritual.
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