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Shrift
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The act of shriving.
(2):
(n.) Confession made to a priest, and the absolution consequent upon it.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shrift'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/shrift.html. 1828.