oyes

Variant of oyez

oyez definition

oyez or oyes o′yes′ (ō′yes′)

interjection

hear ye; attention: usually cried out three times by court or public officials to command silence before a proclamation is read

Etymology: ME < Anglo-Fr, hear ye, pl. imper. of oyer < L audire, to hear: see audience

noun

a cry of “oyez”

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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