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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).