shrivern.
/ˈʃrʌɪvə/ One who shrives, a confessor.
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society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > confessor > [noun]
shriftc897
fatherOE
shrift-father?c1225
penancerc1300
confessor1340
shriver1340
penitencera1387
penitentiary?a1475
pentionary1560
confessary1629
confessarius1661
scruple-drawer1701
soul friend1891
1340 Ayenbite (1866) 140 Þe ssrifte ssel by yhol, naȝt todeld ine vele ssriveres.
1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. i. 64 Holy churche & charite choppe a doun swich shryuers.
1483 Cath. Angl. 338/2 A schryfer, confessor.
1595 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 iii. ii. 108 When he was made a shriuer twas for shift.
1637 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione 83 The shreevers to their Lords returne with smiles.
1661 K. W. Confused Characters 59 Turne shrivers, in Nuneries.
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