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interjection
Oyez  interj.  (Written also oyes)  Hear; attend; a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Oyez" Quotes from Famous Books



... moment your Majesty shall at least see it," he answered. "But, first, has anyone lost a ring? Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Lost, in the forest, within the last ...
— From the Memoirs of a Minister of France • Stanley Weyman

... "Oyez! Let all who have not forgotten how to make their marks, sign the requisition which I observe in the hands of ...
— The Young Seigneur - Or, Nation-Making • Wilfrid Chateauclair

... "Oyez, oyez, oyez! All persons having business with the Supreme Court of the United States are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the ...
— How To Write Special Feature Articles • Willard Grosvenor Bleyer

... Both great and small, Oyez! Ye noble dames of high degree Your pretty ears now lend to me, And much I will declare to ye. Oyez! Oyez! Ye dainty lords of might and fame, Ye potent gentles, do the same, Ye puissant peers of noble name, Now unto ye I do ...
— The Geste of Duke Jocelyn • Jeffery Farnol

... IV, pt. 3, p. 31, has been considered to be a royal edict or command. The gesture to hear is plainly depicted, and the right hand is directed to the persons addressed, so the command appears to be uttered with the preface of Hear Ye! Oyez! ...
— Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes • Garrick Mallery



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