shrift
/ʃrɪft/noun
mass noun
1- archaic confession, especially to a priest〈古〉（尤指对牧师所作的）忏悔：
go to shrift.
去忏悔。参见SHORT SHRIFT.
1.1
- absolution by a priest（牧师的）解罪。
词源
Old English scrift 'penance imposed after confession', from SHRIVE.