- shriftfather
- , sb. == confessor. Miracles, 69
Oldest English Words. 2014.
Oldest English Words. 2014.
shriftfather — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English shriftfader, from shrift, shrifte shrift + fader father archaic : father confessor … Useful english dictionary