oyez
exclamation/əʊˈjeɪ/
/əʊˈjeɪ/
(also oyes)
- (especially in the past) used by a town crier or an officer in court to tell people to be quiet and pay attentionCultureOyez is an old word meaning ‘listen’. It was shouted, usually three times, to get people's attention.Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French oiez!, oyez! ‘hear!’, imperative plural of oir, from Latin audire ‘hear’.
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