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Definition oyez

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman and Middle French oyez, oiez, imperative plural of oir (“to hear”), from Old French oïr (“to hear”), itself from Latin audi?, aud?re (“to hear”) (oyez in particular corresponding to the second-person plural imperative form, audite). Commonly folk-etymologized as (and pronounced homophonously to) O + yes in the early modern period.

Interjection

oyez

1. Hear ye. Attend. (Called by public criers or in court usually three times to secure silence and/or attentiveness).

Noun

oyez (plural oyezes)

1. A cry of "oyez".

Verb

oyez (third-person singular simple present oyezes, present participle oyezing, simple past and past participle oyezed)

1. To proclaim with a cry of "oyez".

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