a. [ L. gremium lap, bosom. ] Of or pertaining to the lap or bosom. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. A bosom friend. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]