Octroy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Octroi \Oc`troi"\, n. [F.]
     1. A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, as the
        exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a
        concession.
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     2. A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city
        on articles brought within the walls.
        [1913 Webster] [Written also {octroy}.]
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