Bible Dictionaries
Shriving

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shrive

(2):

(n.) Shrift; confession.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shriving'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/shriving.html. 1828.