shrove Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb grant remission of a sin to
    shrive; absolve.
    • The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's

WordNet


Shrove
Definitions
  1. imp. of Shrive.
Shrove intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To join in the festivities of Shrovetide; hence, to make merry. Obs. J. Fletcher.

Webster 1913