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shriftfathers

shriftfathers is the plural of shriftfather.

Meaning of shriftfather

Noun

shriftfather (plural shriftfathers)

  1. (obsolete) A confessor; a priest who hears confessions.

Questions about shriftfathers

What is shriftfathers the plural of?
Shriftfathers is the plural of shriftfather.

Words near shriftfathers in the dictionary

  1. shrieving
  2. shrift
  3. shrift father
  4. shrift fathers
  5. shriftfather
  6. shriftfathers
  7. shrifts
  8. shright
  9. shrights
  10. Shrigley
  11. shrike

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