oyez

• POS: Interjection, Noun
• HYPHEN: o=yez

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