octrois

Variant of octroi

octroi definition

oc·troi (äk′tro̵i′; Fr ō̂k trwȧ′)

noun pl. octrois -·trois′ (-tro̵iz′; Fr, -trwȧ′)

  1. a tax on certain goods entering a town
  2. the place where this tax is collected
  3. the official or officials collecting this tax

Etymology: Fr < octroyer, for earlier ottroyer, otreier, to grant < VL *auctoricare < L auctor: see author

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