Meaning & use
yea
Yes, used especially to indicate a formal vote of approval or, in older speech, as a simple affirmative.
See it in a sentence
The chairperson called for a vote, and most members answered yea without hesitation.
Yea, verily, the old preacher declared, the day of reckoning is at hand.
A note on using this word
Yea is mainly reserved for formal voting, as in yeas and nays, and sounds archaic in ordinary conversation.
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