See sheriff.
shrieve (plural shrieves)
Obsolete form of sheriff.
• Also appears capitalised, particularly when used as a title.
See shrive.
shrieve (third-person singular simple present shrieves, present participle shrieving, simple past shrieved, past participle shriven or shrieved)
Obsolete form of shrive.
(obsolete) To question.
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Source: Wiktionary
Shrieve, n. Etym: [Contr. from OE. shereve. See Sheriff.]
Definition: A sheriff. [Obs.] Shak.
Shrieve, v. t.
Definition: To shrive; to question. [Obs.] "She gan him soft to shrieve." Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 May 2025
(noun) a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); “the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
