oyez
Meanings
intj
- Hear ye. Attend. (Called by public criers or in court usually three times to secure silence and/or attentiveness).
noun
- A cry of "oyez".
verb
- To proclaim with a cry of "oyez".
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English oyes, from Old French oyez, the imperative plural of oir (“hear; listen”), from Latin audīre. Commonly folk-etymologized as (and pronounced homophonously to) O + yes in the early modern period.
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