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Definition of Shriver
1. n. One who shrives; a confessor.
Definition of Shriver
1. Noun. (obsolete) A person who shrives; a confessor ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shriver
1. one that shrives [n -S] - See also: shrives
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shriver
Literary usage of Shriver
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1917)
"On the day this letter was received shriver accepted a draft in favor of the
Citizens' National Bank of Portales, and thereupon received the notes executed ..."
2. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1913)
"The amount of chert diminishes in the upper part of the shriver member and thin
beds of sandstone appear, forming beds of passage to the overlying sandstone ..."
3. Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland: A Record of by Richard Henry Spencer, American Historical Society (1919)
"For one hundred and fifty years his family has been identified with Carroll
county, Maryland, his great-grandparents, David and Rebecca (Ferree) shriver, ..."
4. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1913)
"The amount of chert diminishes in the upper part of the shriver member and thin
beds of sandstone appear, forming beds of passage to the overlying sandstone ..."
5. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1913)
"shriver-RIDGELY BOUNDARY.—The line of division between these members is not sharp.
The amount of chert diminishes in the upper part of the shriver member ..."
6. A Text Book of Chemical Engineering by Edward Hart (1920)
"(114) shriver Press.—Various forms of the shriver Press are shown in Figs. ...
shriver presses use the pyramid surface for which 70 per cent. efficiency is ..."