shrieve

shrieve 1[shreev] Examples noun Archaic.

1. sheriff.

shrieve 2[shreev] verb (used with or without object), shrieved, shriev·ing. Archaic.

1. shrive.

Examples from the Web for shrieve Historical Examples of shrieve

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

The Fair God

Lew Wallace

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

Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama

Walter W. Greg

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

In the West Country

Francis A. Knight

British Dictionary definitions for shrieve shrieve noun

1. an archaic word for sheriff