'Shrieve' definitions:
Definition of 'Shrieve'
From: GCIDE
- Shrieve \Shrieve\, n. [Contr. from OE. shereve. See Sheriff.] A sheriff. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Shrieve'
From: GCIDE
- Shrieve \Shrieve\, v. t. To shrive; to question. [Obs.] "She gan him soft to shrieve." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]