But since
(And I confess with right) you think me bound.
Tennyson.
Con*fess"ant (?), n. [F. confessant.] One who confesses to a priest. [Obs.] Bacon.
Con*fess"a*ry (?), n. [LL. confessarius.] One who makes a confession. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Con*fess"ed*ly (?), adv. By confession; without denial. [Written also confessly.]
Con*fess"er (?), n. One who makes a confession.
Con*fes"sion (?), n. [F. confession, L. confessio.] 1. Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.
With a crafty madness keeps aloof,
When we would bring him on to some confession
Of his true state.
Shak.