'Shrovetide' definitions:

Definition of 'Shrovetide'

(from WordNet)
noun
Immediately preceding Lent

Definition of 'Shrovetide'

From: GCIDE
  • Shrovetide \Shrove"tide`\, n. [From shrive to take a confession (OE. imp. shrof, AS. scr[=a]f) + tide.] The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and the morning of Ash Wednesday. [1913 Webster]