"octroy" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: octroys [present, singular, third-person], octroying [participle, present], octroyed [participle, past], octroyed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English octroy, from Middle French octroyer, from Old French otroiier, from Latin auctōrizō. Doublet of authorize. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|octroy}} Middle English octroy, {{der|en|frm|octroyer}} Middle French octroyer, {{der|en|fro|otroiier}} Old French otroiier, {{der|en|la|auctōrizō}} Latin auctōrizō, {{doublet|en|authorize}} Doublet of authorize Head templates: {{en-verb}} octroy (third-person singular simple present octroys, present participle octroying, simple past and past participle octroyed)
  1. To grant (a privilege etc, by a government etc). Related terms: octroi Translations (to grant a privilege): atorgar (Catalan), octroyer (French), ottriare (Italian), otorgar (Spanish)

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