Shrove

verb

/ʃɹəʊv/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.)

2.verbTo prescribe penance or absolution.

3.verbTo confess, and receive absolution.

4.verbTo join in the festivities of Shrovetide.

5.verb(by extension) To make merry.

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