Definitions for oyez

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oyez o·yez

Spelling: [oh-yes, oh-yez]

IPA: /ˈoʊ yɛs, ˈoʊ yɛz/

Oyez is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 18 anagrams from letters in oyez (eoyz).

Definitions for oyez

noun

1. a cry of “oyez.”.

interjection

1. hear! attend! (a cry uttered usually twice by a court officer to command silence and attention, as before court is in session, and formerly by public criers).

Origin of oyez

1375-1425; late Middle English Anglo-French, plural imperative of oyer; see oyer

Examples for oyez

On October 22, a proclamation is made in the Exchequer as follows: 'oyez!

Or oyez maintenant vne belle faon de verifier ses propheties.

All it does is give evidence that your friend and partner will be on the job when the bailiff yells oyez, oyez, oyez.