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Shrieval

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• Shrievalty

  noun, plural shrievalties. 1. the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff. noun (pl) -ties 1. the office or term of office of a sheriff 2. the jurisdiction of a sheriff

• Shrieved

  verb (used with or without object), shrieved, shrieving. Archaic. 1. shrive. noun 1. an archaic word for sheriff

• Shrift

  noun, Archaic. 1. the imposition of penance by a priest on a penitent after confession. 2. absolution or remission of sins granted after confession and penance. 3. confession to a priest. noun 1. (archaic) the act or an instance of shriving or being shriven See also short shrift see: short shrift

• Shriller

  adjective, shriller, shrillest. 1. high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry. 2. producing such a sound. 3. full of or characterized by such a sound: shrill music. 4. betraying some strong emotion or attitude in an exaggerated amount, as antagonism or defensiveness. 5. marked by great intensity; keen: the shrill, incandescent light of […]

• Shrinkage

  noun 1. the act or fact of shrinking. 2. the amount or degree of shrinking. 3. reduction or depreciation in quantity, value, etc. 4. contraction of a fabric in finishing or washing. 5. the difference between the original weight of livestock and that after it has been prepared for marketing. 6. Commerce. loss of merchandise […]

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