The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shrieve
Shrieve \Shrieve\, n. [Contr. from OE. shereve. See Sheriff.]
A sheriff. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Shrieve
Shrieve \Shrieve\, v. t.
To shrive; to question. [Obs.] ``She gan him soft to
shrieve.''
--Spenser.
Wiktionary
shrieve
Etymology 1 n. (obsolete form of lang=en sheriff) Etymology 2
vb. 1 (obsolete form of lang=en shrive) 2 (context obsolete English) To question.