shrieve

shrieve

(ʃriːv)
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an archaic word for sheriff
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shrieve1

(ʃriv)

n.
Archaic. sheriff.

shrieve2

(ʃriv)

v.t., v.i. shrieved, shriev•ing.
Archaic. shrive.
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References in classic literature ?
He'll shrieve my soul, he'll wash away The Albatross's blood.
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Known as Overledge, it has been home to a series of well-know residents over the years, including Santana drummer Michael Shrieve, Golf magazine editor George Peper and Alba Martinez, the brother-in-law of Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo, who reportedly it as a hideout.
A summary of his career states "Lieutenant Thomas Shrieves [sic], born in America, a Gentleman, served 7 years in Provincial Corps." In reference to his service in DeLancey's Brigade, the name Shreve was spelled variously Shraves, Shreave, Shreve, Shrieve, Shrieves, and Shrives.
Paul Shrieve, Bureau Veritas, regional chief executive, North Sea Offshore Operations and marine & offshore operations director, said: "Since introducing our technology, Veristar AIM3Dhas provided clients with a unique platform to facilitate and understand the survey and inspection processes, optimizing asset performance and reducing OPEX.
Michael Shrieve - "Communique: 'Approach Spiral'" (1984)
In order to obtain complete salvation, the mariner asks the hermit: "O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy Man!" (Wordsworth & Coleridge, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" 34:607).
The laws will " set the benchmark for best practice for other regions, so if we can help our clients and the industry understand what's required of them to be compliant with the legislation in the UK, then they can take that to other regions," says BV's Paul Shrieve.
"As an English teacher, I love the classics - Jane Austen, Dickens and Hardy but I'm also a great Susan Hill fan and like Graham Greene, Hemingway and modern novelists Anita Shrieve and Maggie O'Farrell - I wait for their books to come out.
The 66-year-old singer asserted that it would be really incredible to make that circle complete while working in the same studio as Greg Rolie, Michael Shrieve and Michael Carabell.