oyez

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Interjection, Noun
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o=yez

CIDE DICTIONARY

oyezinterj. [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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