The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gremial
Gremial \Gre"mi*al\, a. [L. gremium lap, bosom.] Of or pertaining to the lap or bosom. [R.]
Gremial
Gremial \Gre"mi*al\, n.
A bosom friend. [Obs.]
--Fuller.(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.
Usage examples of "gremial".
I would not call him a gremial friend - I have not known him long enough - but I am very much attached to him.