Definition of shriven:
(v) :
(religion, transitive and intransitive) To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).
(v) :
(religion, intransitive or reflexive) To confess, and receive absolution.
(v) :
(transitive) To free from guilt, to absolve.
(v) :
(religion, transitive) To prescribe penance or absolution.
(n) :
A surname.