n.
Pronunciation: ' shrift, esp Southern ' srift
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scrift, from scr ī fan to shrive ― more at SHRIVE
Date: before 12th century
1 archaic a : a remission of sins pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of reconciliation b : the act of shriving : CONFESSION
2 obsolete : CONFESSIONAL