Shrovetide
Pronunciation : Shrove"tide`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From shrive to take a confession (OE. imp. shrof, AS. scraf) + tide.]
Definition : Defn: The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and the morning of Ash Wednesday.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913