noun an affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, a vote by yeas and nays.
2. yea ·adv more than this; not only so, but;
used to mark the addition of a more specific or more emphatic clause. ·cf. nay, ·adv, 2.
3. yea ·adv yes; ay; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative, or an affirmative answer to a question, now superseded by yes. ·see yes.