yea

[ yey ]
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adverb
  1. yes (used in affirmation or assent).

  2. indeed: Yea, and he did come.

  1. not only this but even: a good, yea, a noble man.

noun
  1. an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.

  2. a person who votes in the affirmative.

Origin of yea

1
before 900; Middle English ye, ya,Old English gēa; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic ja

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British Dictionary definitions for yea

yea

/ (jeɪ) /


sentence substitute
  1. a less common word for aye 1 (def. 1)

adverb
  1. (sentence modifier) archaic, or literary indeed; truly: yea, though my enemies spurn me, I shall prevail

Origin of yea

1
Old English gēa; related to Old Frisian jē, Old Saxon, Old Norse, Old High German jā, Gothic jai

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