SHRIFT


Meaning of SHRIFT in English

n. archaic 1 confession to a priest.

2 confession and absolution.

Phrases and idioms:

short shrift

1. curt treatment.

2 archaic little time between condemnation and execution or punishment.

Etymology: OE scrift (verbal noun) f. SHRIVE

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.