shrieve

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʃriːv/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shrēv)

Inflections of 'shrieve' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
shrieves
v 3rd person singular
shrieving
v pres p
shrieved
v past
shrieved
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
shrieve1  (shrēv),USA pronunciation n. [Archaic.]
  1. Governmentsheriff.

shrieve2  (shrēv),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i., shrieved, shriev•ing. [Archaic.]
  1. shrive.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shrieve / ʃriːv/
  1. an archaic word for sheriff
'shrieve' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
shrieval - shrievalty

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