to say yea: to assent or agree to something. Cf. to say yes at yes, adv. n.int. phrases 1.
intransitive. To say ‘yea’; to reply affirmatively. Also transitive with it. Chiefly paired with nay.
in the affirmative: on the affirmative side of a question or issue; so as to say ‘yes’, affirmatively; frequently in to answer in the affirmative…