yea

adverb

Yes; aye.

adverb

Indeed; truly.

noun

An affirmative statement or vote.

noun

One who votes affirmatively.

Yes; ay: a word that expresses affirmation or assent: the opposite of nay: as, Will you go? Yea.

Indeed; verily; truly; it is so, or is it so? used to introduce a subject.

Used to intimate that something is to be added by way of intensiveness or amplification: Not this alone; not only so but also; what is more. Compare the similar use of nay.

In the authorized version of the Bible, so; thus; true; real; consistent.

Yea is now used only in the sacred, solemn, or formal style. Yea, being mainly a word of assent, was formerly used chiefly in answer to questions framed affirmatively; yes, a stronger term, was chiefly used in answer to questions containing a negative or otherwise implying a doubt. But the distinction does not appear to have been rigidly maintained; and the assertions of the following quotations about yea and yes, like those about nay and no (see no), must be taken with some allowance.