oyez

or o·yes

[ oh-yes, oh-yez ]

interjection
  1. hear! attend! (a cry uttered usually twice by a court officer to command silence and attention, as before court is in session, and formerly by public criers).

noun,plural oyesses.
  1. a cry of “oyez.”

Origin of oyez

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Anglo-French, plural imperative of oyer;see oyer

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British Dictionary definitions for oyez

oyez

oyes

/ (əʊˈjɛs, -ˈjɛz) /


interjection
  1. a cry, usually uttered three times, by a public crier or court official for silence and attention before making a proclamation

noun
  1. such a cry

Origin of oyez

1
C15: via Anglo-Norman from Old French oiez! hear!

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