oyer
noun
oy·er
ˈȯiər
plural -s
1
: a criminal trial held under a commission of oyer and terminer
2
a
: the hearing of a document read in court
specifically : the hearing of a deed or other instrument read in court by petition of a party to a suit
b
: a copy of the instrument given rather than read to the petitioning party
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old French oir to hear, from Latin audire
- double reed
- double refraction
- double reverse
- double rhyme
- double rhythm
- double rifle
- double root
- double rose
- double round
- double rum
- double salt
- double scull
- double seamer
- double series
- double sharp
- double shear
- double shuffle
- double snipe
- double sole
- double solitaire
- double Spanish burton
- double spruce
- double square
- double standard
- double star