ˈȯiər noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old French oir to hear, from Latin audire — more at audible
1. : a criminal trial held under a commission of oyer and terminer
2.
a. : the hearing of a document read in court ; specifically : the hearing of a deed or other instrument read in court by petition of a party to a suit
b. : a copy of the instrument given rather than read to the petitioning party