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oyer and terminer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
oy-er and ter-min-er
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A commission under which a court is empowered to hear and determine a criminal case.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The hearing or trial carried out under such authority.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English oier and terminer, oyer and termyner, from Anglo-Norman oyer (“hear”) and terminer (“determine”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

oyer and terminers (plural) oyers and terminers (plural)

Questions

What does oyer and terminer mean?
A commission under which a court is empowered to hear and determine a criminal case.
Where does oyer and terminer come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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