What does "shrieve" mean?
Shrieve: A sheriff. [Obs.] Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.To shrive; to question. [Obs.] "She gan him soft to shrieve." Spenser.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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