| 单词 | octroi |
| 释义 | octroi /ok"troy/; Fr. /awk trddwann"/, n. , pl. octrois /-troyz/; Fr. /-trddwann"/. 1. (formerly esp. in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city. 2. the place at which such a tax is collected. 3. the officials collecting it. 4. the act of a sovereign in granting to subjects a constitution or other charter. [1605-15; < F, n. deriv. of octroyer to grant, partial Latinization of OF otreier < ML auctorizare; see AUTHORIZE] |
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