yea
1. yea \'ya-\ av [ME ye, ya, fr. OE ge-a; akin to OHG ja- yes] 1: YES - used in oral voting 2: - used as a function word to introduce a more explicit or emphatic ph rase 2. yea n 1: AFFIRMATION, ASSENT 2a: an affirmative vote 2b: a person casting a yea vote