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In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between question and shrieve

is that question is (obsolete) to argue; to converse; to dispute while shrieve is (obsolete) to question.

As nouns the difference between question and shrieve

is that question is a sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative while shrieve is .

As verbs the difference between question and shrieve

is that question is to ask questions of; interrogate; enquire; ask for information while shrieve is .

question

English

(wikipedia question)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
  • * , chapter=4
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions' during my yarn, but every ' question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.}}
  • A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
  • A doubt or challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter.
    • The story is true beyond question .
    He obeyed without question .
  • * Bible, John iii. 25
    • There arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • It is to be to question , whether it be lawful for Christian princes to make an invasive war simply for the propagation of the faith.
  • A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
  • interrogation by torture
  • * Macaulay
    • The Scottish privy council had power to put state prisoners to the question .
  • (obsolete) Talk; conversation; speech.
    • Made she no verbal question ? Shakespeare King Lear ca. 1606

    Synonyms

    * inquiry, enquiry, query, subject, topic, problem, issue, consideration, interrogation, doubt, motion, proposition, proposal

    Derived terms

    * a question of * begging the question * beyond question * bonus question * call into question * chicken-or-egg question * closed-ended question * cross-question * essay question * federal question * in question * indirect question * frequently asked questions/FAQ * leading question * loaded question * multiple-choice question * no questions asked * open question * open-ended question * out of the question * pop the question * previous question * questionable * questionist * questionless * questionnaire * question mark * question-master * question sheet * question time * reverse question * rhetorical question * scaled question * tag question * toss-up question * West Lothian question * yes-no question

    Related terms

    * query * quest

    Verb

  • To ask questions of; interrogate; enquire; ask for information.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • He that questioneth much shall learn much.
  • To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
  • (obsolete) To argue; to converse; to dispute.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I pray you, think you question with the Jew.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * questioner

    See also

    * answer * ask * interrogative

    References

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    shrieve

    English

    Etymology 1

    See sheriff.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1591 , unknown author, :
    • Please it your Majesty, here is the shrieve of Northamptonshire, with certain persons that of late committed a riot, and have appealed to your Majesty beseeching your Highness for special cause to hear them.
  • * 1623 , :
    • I know him: he was a botcher's 'prentice in Paris, from whence he was whipped for getting the shrieve' s fool with child: a dumb innocent that could not say him nay.
    Usage notes
    * Also appears capitalised, particularly when used as a title.
    Related terms
    * shrieval * shrievalty

    Etymology 2

    See shrive.

    Verb

  • * 1798 , :
    • He'll shrieve my soul, he'll wash away
    The Albatross's blood.
  • * 1808 , :
    • The jealous churl hath deeply swore,
    That, if again he venture o’er,
    He shall shrieve penitent no more.
  • (obsolete) To question.
  • * 1596 , '', 1869, Henry John Todd (editor), ''The Works of Edmund Spenser , page 243,
    • But afterwards she gan him soft to shrieve ,
    And wooe with fair intreatie, to disclose
    Which of the nymphes his heart so sore did mieve: