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grĕgālis, e, adj. [grex], of or belonging to the herd or flock.

  1. I. Lit.: equi, Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 6: equae, Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 181: pecua, App. M. 6, p. 182.
  2. II. Transf., in gen., belonging to the same host or multitude.
    1. A. In a good sense, subst.: grĕ-gāles, ĭum, m., comrades, companions: nos nihil sumus, gregalibus illis, quibus te plaudente vigebamus, amissis, Cic. Fam. 7, 33, 1; id. de Or. 2, 62, 253.
    2. B. In a bad sense, of the common sort, common (mostly post-Aug.): gregali sagulo amictus, i. e. a common soldier’s, Liv. 7, 34, 15: habitu, Tac. A. 1, 69: poma, Sen. Ben. 1, 12 fin.: siligo, Plin. 18, 9, 20, § 86: sulphur, Stat. S. 1, 6, 74: tectorium, Sen. Ep. 86.

grĕgārĭus, a, um, adj. [grex], of or belonging to a flock or herd.

  1. I. Lit.: gregariorum pastorum disciplinam repudiasse, Col. 6 praef. § 1.
  2. II. Transf., in gen., of the common sort, common (most freq. in milit. lang.): milites, common soldiers, privates, in opp. to the officers: id etiam gregarii milites faciunt inviti, ut, etc., Cic. Planc. 30, 72; Sall. C. 38, 6; Curt. 7, 2; and in sing.: miles, Liv. 42, 34, 5; Tac. H. 5, 1: eques, id. ib. 3, 51: gregariam militiam sortitus, Just. 22, 1.
    Rarely beyond the milit. sphere: poëta, Sid. Ep. 9, 15.

grĕgātim, adv. [grex], in flocks, herds, or swarms.

  1. I. Lit., of animals: haec facienda, si gregatim pecora laborant: illa deinceps, si singula, Col. 6, 5 fin.: apes rempublicam habent, consilia privatim ac duces gregatim, Plin. 11, 5, 4, § 11: elephanti gregatim semper ingrediuntur, id. 8, 5, 5, § 11; 9, 15, 18, § 47.
  2. II. Transf., in troops or crowds: videtis cives Romanos gregatim conjectos in lautumias, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 57, § 148; Just. 13, 8; Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 89: accidit, ut nova contra genera morborum gregatim sentirentur, i. e. among the common people, id. 26, 1, 3, § 4.

grĕgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [grex], to collect into a flock or herd, to gather into a host, to collect, assemble (poet. and only postAug.): Levitas ad se gregavit, Sulp. Sev. Chron. 1, 19, 6: Idaliae volucres caeloque domoque gregatae, Stat. Achill. 1, 373: oves, Paul. Nol. Carm. 17, 200: solus qui caedibus hausi Quinquaginta animas: totidem totidemque gregati Ferte manus, all together, Stat. Th. 8, 668 (al. gregatim).

grĕmĭālis, e, adj. [gremium], growing in a cluster from the stump, pollard: si arbores caeduae fuerunt vel gremiales, Dig. 24, 3, 7, § 12.

grĕmĭum, ii, n. [Sanscr. garbh-as, child; cf. germen], the lap, bosom (freq. and class.; cf. sinus).

  1. I. Lit.: in gremium imbrem aureum (mittere), Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 37: (Juppiter) puer lactens Fortunae in gremio sedens, mammam appetens, Cic. Div. 2, 41, 86; id. Brut. 58, 211; id. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Cat. 45, 2; Verg. A. 11, 744 al.
    Poet.: quiipse sui gnati minxerit in gremium, i. e. has dishonored his son’s wife, Cat. 67, 30.
  2. II. Transf.: terra gremio mollito et subacto semen sparsum excipit, Cic. de Sen. 15, 51: Aetolia medio fere Graeciae gremio continetur, i. e. in the heart, centre, id. Pis. 37, 91: in gremio Thebes, Sil. 3, 678: e gremio Capuae, id. 12, 204; cf.: Padus gremio Vesuli montis profluens, from the bowels, Plin. 3, 16, 20, § 117: molarum, Verg. M. 23: fluminis, Sil. 8, 192: excusso in mediam curiam togae gremio, Flor. 2, 6, 7: haec sunt, o carnifex, in gremio sepulta consulatus tui, Cic. Pis. 5, 11: abstrahi e sinu gremioque patriae, id. Cael. 24, 59: in fratris gremio, id. Clu. 5, 13: quaecumque mihi fortuna fidesque est, In vestris pono gremiis, Verg. A. 9, 261: fingamus igitur Alexandrum dari nobis impositum gremio, i. e. under our guidance, Quint. 1, 1, 24; 1, 2, 1; 2, 4, 15; 2, 5, 5: quis gremio Enceladi affert quantum meruit labor? Juv. 7, 215.

* gressĭo, ōnis, f. [gradior], a stepping, step, pace, Pac. ap. Macr. S. 6, 5.

1. gressus, a, um, Part., from gradior.

2. gressus, ūs, m. [gradior], a stepping, going, step, course, way.

  1. A. Lit. (poet. and post-class.; cf.: gradus, passus, incessus, ingressus): tendere gressum ad moenia, Verg. A. 1, 410; so in sing., id. ib. 6, 389; 11, 29.
    In plur.: gressus glomerare superbos, Verg. G. 3, 117; 4, 360; Val. Fl. 1, 183; Plin. 8, 12, 12, § 33; Gell. 1, 11, 6; 11, 13, 10.
  2. B. Transf.
    1. 1. Poet., of the course of a vessel: huc dirige gressum, Verg. A. 5, 162.
    2. 2. A pace, as a measure of length, Gromat. Vet. p. 373, 9.

grex, grĕgis, m. (fem., Lucil. ap. Charis. p. 72 P.; Lucr. 2, 662; Inscr. ap. Maff. Mus. Veron. 127, 4) [Sanscr. root jar-, come together; Gr. ἀγείρω, ἀγορά], a flock, herd, drove, swarm (cf.: armentum, jumentum, pecus).

  1. I. Lit., of animals: pecudes dispulsae sui generis sequuntur greges, Cic. Att. 7, 7, 7; cf.: greges armentorum reliquique pecoris, id. Phil. 3, 12, 31: nobilissimarum equarum, id. Verr. 2, 2, 7, § 20: asinorum, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 2: lanigeri, Verg. G. 3, 287: vir gregis ipse caper, id. E. 7, 7; cf.: dux gregis, i. e. a bull, Ov. A. A. 1, 326: elephantorum, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 5: porcorum, Juv. 2, 80: pavonum, Varr. R. R. 3, 6, 2: anserum, id. ib. 3, 10, 1: anatum, id. ib. 3, 11, 1: avium, Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 19.
    Opp. to armenta, of small cattle: non ego sum pastor, non hic armenta gregesve, Ov. M. 1, 513; 4, 635; Tib. 1, 5, 28.
    Prov.: grex totus in agris Unius scabie cadit, Juv. 2, 79.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Of a number of persons, in a good or bad sense, a company, society, troop, band, crowd.
      1. 1. In gen.: in hunc igitur gregem P. Sullam ex his honestissimorum hominum gregibus reicietis? Cic. Sull. 28, 77: amicorum, id. Att. 1, 18, 1; cf.: scribe tui gregis hunc, i. e. receive him into the number of your friends, Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 13: philosophorum, Cic. de Or. 1, 10, 42: ille virorum (of the Fabians), Sil. 7, 58: Cethegus libertos suos orabat, uti grege facto cum telis ad se irrumperent, i. e. in a body, Sall. C. 50, 2; id. J. 58, 3: quos respexit rex grege facto venientes, Liv. 8, 24, 13: ne servi quidem uno grege profugiunt dominos, i. e. all together, Curt. 10, 2, 12: ego forsitan propter multitudinem patronorum in grege annumerer, Cic. Rosc. Am. 32, 89: Epicuri de grege porcus, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 16: grex contaminatus turpium virorum, id. C. 1, 37, 9: venalium, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 67: indocilis, Hor. Epod. 16, 37: cum populum gregibus comitum premit spoliator, Juv. 1, 46.
      2. 2. In partic., of players or charioteers, a company, troop, band: si voltis adplaudere hunc gregem et fabulam, Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 33; id. Cas. prol. 22; Ter. Heaut. prol. 45; id. Phorm. prol. 32; Petr. 80; Inscr. Grut. 1024, 5; Inscr. ap. Marin. Frat. Arv. p. 257.
    2. B. Of things (very rare): virgarum, a bundle of rods, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 99.