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grĕgālis , e, adj. grex,
I.of or belonging to the herd or flock.
I. Lit.: “equi,Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 6: “equae,Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 181: “pecua,App. M. 6, p. 182.—
II. Transf., in gen., belonging to the same host or multitude.
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.—
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.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (8):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 7.33.1
    • Tacitus, Annales, 1.69
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 2.62
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 18.86
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 7, 34
    • Seneca, de Beneficiis, 1.12
    • Seneca, Epistulae, 86
    • Statius, Silvae, 1.6
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