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octroi

oc·troi [ ók tròy, ok trw ] (plural oc·trois)


noun 
Definition:
 
former local tax in Europe: formerly, especially in France and Italy, a local tax levied on goods entering a town or city

[Late 16th century. < French octroyer "to grant" < medieval Latin auctorizare (see authorize)]
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