[shrift] n [ME, fr. OE scrift, fr. scrifan to shrive--more at shrive] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic a: a remission of sins pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of reconciliation b: the act of shriving: confession
2. obs: confessional
[shrift] n [ME, fr. OE scrift, fr. scrifan to shrive--more at shrive] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic a: a remission of sins pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of reconciliation b: the act of shriving: confession
2. obs: confessional
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012