• (n.) The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and the morning of Ash Wednesday. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/shrovetide/
Shrove'tide` noun [ From shrive to take a confession (OE. imperfect shrof , Anglo-Saxon scrāf ) + tide .] The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and the morning of Ash Wednesday. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/95