I. ˈyā adverb
Etymology: Middle English ye, ya, from Old English gēa, gē; akin to Old High German & Old Norse jā yes, Gothic ja, jai
1. : yes — formerly used in answer to a question not involving a negative but now superseded by yes except in oral voting
2. : more than this : not only so but — used to mark addition or substitution of a more explicit or emphatic phrase and thus interchangeable with nay
I therein do rejoice, yea , and will rejoice — Phil 1:18 (Authorized Version)
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English ye, ya, from ye, ya, adverb
1.
a. : affirmation , assent
his yea meant more than the oath of most men
b. — used interjectionally (as in a college cheer) to express encouragement or gratification
yea , team
2.
a. : an affirmative vote
b. : a person casting a yea vote
stood regularly with the yeas in promoting the welfare state