yea

[ yey ]

/ yeɪ /

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adverb

yes (used in affirmation or assent).

indeed: Yea, and he did come.

not only this but even: a good, yea, a noble man.

noun

an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.

a person who votes in the affirmative.

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Origin of yea

before 900; Middle English ye, ya,Old English gēa; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic ja

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How to use yea in a sentence

First discovered more than 150 yeas ago in the Lake Regions of Africa, it has spread relentlessly around the world.
Will Coffee Rust Hurt Starbucks?|Nina Strochlic|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maybe with a large enough undecided that the yeas are a plurality rather than a majority, but still.
Michael Tomasky on Obama’s Swing-Voter Victory|Michael Tomasky|June 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The yeas and nays were taken on this proviso, and the honorable member voted in the negative!
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster|Daniel Webster
In February 1780 he withdrew from Congress because of its refusal to respond to his call for the yeas and nays.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various

It yeas cold and chilly, and they forlornly set out in search of some sort of a conveyance.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
The motion was put, and on the yeas and nays the vote was reconsidered.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention|Lucius Eugene Chittenden
I sincerely hope that we may have a vote of the Senate upon the amendment I now offer; and I call for the yeas and nays upon it.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention|Lucius Eugene Chittenden

British Dictionary definitions for yea

yea

/ (jeɪ) /

sentence substitute

a less common word for aye 1 (def. 1)

adverb

(sentence modifier) archaic, or literary indeed; trulyyea, though my enemies spurn me, I shall prevail

Word Origin for yea

Old English gēa; related to Old Frisian jē, Old Saxon, Old Norse, Old High German jā, Gothic jai

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