1. A cloth laid on a bishop's lap during certain religious ceremonies to protect vestments.
Usage: ecclesiastical; liturgical

1. Relating to or denoting a gremial cloth or its use in religious services.
Usage: ecclesiastical

Examples

• The bishop wore a gremial during the ordination ceremony.
• The gremial was carefully folded and stored after the service.
• Gremial cloths are traditionally made of fine linen.
• The priest arranged the gremial across the bishop's knees.
• Medieval gremials were often decorated with religious embroidery.