oyez


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oyez /əʊˈjɛs, -ˈjɛz, -ˈjeɪ/ (also oyes)
exclamation a call given by a public crier or a court officer to command silence and attention before an announcement.
– origin ME: from OFr. oiez!, oyez! ‘hear!’, imper. pl. of oir, from L. audire ‘hear’.
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