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