octroi

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French octroi, from Middle French octroy, alteration of Old French otroi, from otroier (“to grant”), from Late Latin auctōrizāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɒkˈtɹɔɪ/, /ɒkˈtwɑː/ (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈɒktɹwɑː/, /ˈɒktɹwɔː/ === Noun === octroi (plural octrois) (historical) A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, such as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession. (historical) A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls. ==== Related terms ==== octroy === References === === Anagrams === orotic == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French octroy, alteration of Old French otroi, from otroier (“to grant”), from Late Latin auctōrizāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔk.tʁwa/ === Noun === octroi m (plural octrois) grant, granting; concession === Further reading === “octroi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012