Confession, 1) acknowledgment of something to one's disadvantage: Meas. I, 2, 39. V, 377. Ado V, 2, 75. LLL V, 2, 432. Merch. III, 2, 36. H4B I, 1, 94. H8 I, 2, 6. II, 1, 16. Troil. III, 2, 161. Hml. II, 2, 288. Oth. IV, 1, 37. With of: “to some c. of his true state,” Hml. III, 1, 9.
2) the act of disclosing sins to a priest: Gentl. IV, 3, 44. V, 2, 41. All's IV, 3, 130. H8 I, 2, 164. Rom. II, 3, 56. III, 5, 233. IV, 1, 22.
3) avowal, acknowledgment: “loves his mistress more than in c.” Troil. I, 3, 269. “he made c. of you, and gave you such a masterly report,” Hml. IV, 7, 96.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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