Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- interjection Said loudly three times in succession to call a court to order when the session begins.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- interjection Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- interjection
Hear ye . Attend. (Called by publiccriers or incourt usually three times to secure silence). - noun A cry of "oyez".
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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selections from Haywire Odes Raymond Gibson 2011
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According to oyez. org, “His opinions, in the view of one commentator, were concise and admirable, placing Hughes in the pantheon of great justices.”
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According to oyez.org, “His opinions, in the view of one commentator, were concise and admirable, placing Hughes in the pantheon of great justices.”
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October 13, 2009 at 5:55 am oyez – dat belleh iz unbeeleafubul!
To File - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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October 24, 2008 at 7:43 am oyez, jus road in wit his brudder, Scoarcht Erf.
Damn u imaginary kwiksandz! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Luk fer Lovecat in TTI, norf uf Lunnon a bitz, oyez, on dere aifinkso!
Stalking… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Our corrupt _o-yes_ of the crier, is the French imperative, _oyez_, hear, listen.
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Samuel Kirkham
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All it does is give evidence that your friend and partner will be on the job when the bailiff yells oyez, oyez, oyez.
The Cross-Cut Courtney Ryley Cooper 1913
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The judge, having entered the "oyez, oyez" of the crier, announced the opening of the court, and the rattling of the gavel of the bailiff soon brought the immense crowd to silence.
Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time Various 1905
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"Oyez, oyez! this court is now adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow morning," cried the bailiff in a singsong voice.
The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays 1895
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