octroi

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/ɒkˈtɹɔɪ//ɒkˈtwɑː/obsolete/ˈɒktɹwɑː/obsolete/ˈɒktɹwɔː/

noun

A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, such as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession.

OriginFrench octroi ← Middle French octroy ← Old French otroi →
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Meanings

nounoctroi (plural octrois)

plural octrois

  1. historicalA privilege granted by the sovereign authority, such as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession.
  2. historicalA tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls.

Origin

  1. Late Latinauctōrizāre
  2. Old Frenchotroi
  3. Middle Frenchoctroy
  4. Frenchoctroi
  5. Englishoctroi

Borrowed from French octroi, from Middle French octroy, alteration of Old French otroi, from otroier (“to grant”), from Late Latin auctōrizāre.

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APA

octroi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octroi

MLA

“octroi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octroi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octroi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octroi.

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