yea or nay

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• yea and nay — Yes and no. According to a charter of Athelstan, the people of Ripon were to be believed in all actions or suits upon their yea and nay, without the necessity of taking any oath. See also yeas and nays …   Black's law dictionary

• yea and nay — hesitancy, wavering, sitting on the fence , being unsure what stance to take …   English contemporary dictionary

• yea and nay — Yes and no …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Yea — can refer to: *A common misspelling of the word yeah which means yes. See also ya. *An archaic word meaning yes , as in the phrase, yea or nay. Frequently misspelled as yay . *Yea, Victoria, a town in Australia. *Young Entrepreneurs Alliance, a… …   Wikipedia

• yea — adv. & n. archaic adv. 1 yes. 2 indeed, nay (ready, yea eager). n. the word yea . Phrases and idioms: yea and nay shilly shally. yeas and nays affirmative and negative votes. Etymology: OE gea, ge f. Gmc …   Useful english dictionary

• nay — [[t]ne͟ɪ[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV with cl/group (emphasis) You use nay in front of a stronger word or phrase which you feel is more correct than the one you have just used and helps to emphasize the point you are making. [FORMAL] He was grateful for and… …   English dictionary

• yea — [[t]je͟ɪ[/t]] 1) CONVENTION Yea is an old fashioned, poetic, or religious word for yes . Syn: yes 2) CONVENTION Yea is sometimes used to mean yes when people are talking about voting for or agreeing to do something. The House of Commons can… …   English dictionary

• Yea — (y[=a] or y[=e]; 277), adv. [OE. ye, ya, [yogh]e, [yogh]a, AS. ge[ a]; akin to OFries. g[=e], i[=e], OS., D., OHG., G., Dan. & Sw. ja, Icel, j[=a], Goth. ja, jai, and probably to Gr. h^ truly, verily. [root]188. Cf. {Yes}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Yes; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• nay — ay (n[=a]), adv. [Icel. nei; akin to E. no. See {No}, adv.] 1. No; a negative answer to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by {no}. Opposed to {aye} or {yea}. See also {Yes}. [1913 Webster +PJC] And eke when I say ye, ne say not… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Nay — or NAY may refer to: Ney (also nay, nye, nai), a wind instrument Nay, Manche, a place in the Manche département of France Nay, Pyrénées Atlantiques, a place in the Pyrénées Atlantiques département of France Ernst Wilhelm Nay, German abstract… …   Wikipedia

• nay — [ neı ] interjection 1. ) an old word meaning no or not 2. ) an old word used for correcting yourself when you think of a better way of expressing something 3. ) FORMAL used for saying no when you vote in a group of people. The word for yes is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English