octroi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French octroi,[1] 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/[2]

Noun

octroi (plural octrois)

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

References

  1. ^ “octroi”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  2. ^ Michaelis, Hermann; Jones, Daniel (1913), “'ɔktrwɑː [-trwɔː]”, in A Phonetic Dictionary of the English Language (Sammlung Phonetischer Wörterbücher; 2)‎[1], Hanover: Carl Meyer (Gustav Prior), →OCLC, page 316.

Anagrams

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/
  • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)

Noun

octroi m (plural octrois)

  1. grant, granting; concession

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