shrieve

¹

[ shreev ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. an archaic variant of sheriff.

shrieve

²

[ shreev ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Archaic.

, shrieved, shriev·ing.

1. an archaic variant of shrive.

shrieve

/ ʃriːv /

noun

1. See sheriff
   an archaic word for sheriff

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg