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Attention-getter, in some rooms
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oyez
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., from Anglo-French oyez "hear ye!" (late 13c., Old French oiez ), a cry uttered (usually thrice) to call attention, from Latin subjunctive audiatis , plural imperative of audire "to hear" (Anglo-French oier ; see audience ).
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Oyez (, , , more rarely with the word stress at the beginning) is a traditional interjection said two or three times in succession to introduce the opening of a court of law , especially in Great Britain. The interjection is also traditionally used by town ...
Usage examples of oyez.
Oyez Project servers crumbled, and the producers had to resort to a sponsored broadcast at fixed times.