shrieve

1
[ shreev ]
/ ʃriv /

noun Archaic.

sheriff.

Words nearby shrieve

shrewsbury, shri, shriek, shrieval, shrievalty, shrieve, shrift, shrike, shrill, shrimp, shrimp plant

Definition for shrieve (2 of 2)

shrieve 2
[ shreev ]
/ ʃriv /

verb (used with or without object), shrieved, shriev·ing. Archaic.

shrive.

Example sentences from the Web for shrieve

  • Shrieve me never, if I toss not the contents of yon dish into the gods face!

    The Fair God |Lew Wallace

  • Was he the Father of the village, summoned from his cell to shrieve the dying, bless the dead?

    In the West Country |Francis A. Knight

  • When holy fathers wont to shrieve; Now gynneth this roundelay.

    Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama |Walter W. Greg

British Dictionary definitions for shrieve

shrieve
/ (ʃriːv) /

noun

an archaic word for sheriff