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oyez
CIDE DICTIONARY
oyez, interj. [Anglo-F. oyez hear ye. See Oyer.].
Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
oyez, int. (also oyes) uttered, usu. three times, by a public crier or a court officer to command silence and attention.
Etymology
ME f. AF, OF oiez, oyez, imper. pl. of o{iuml}r hear f. L audire
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