Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octroy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-troy
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To grant (a privilege etc, by a government etc).

Example Sentences

"This is only, as usual, making an individual the scapegoat of an epoch! It is given to no man to octroy the liberty of peoples."
"Meanwhile, however, preparations were already being made by the imperial court to impose the octroyed constitution (composed by the Interior Minister, Count Franz Stadion) on March 4, 1849, and to dissolve the Parliament on March 7."

Etymology

From Middle English octroy, from Middle French octroyer, from Old French otroiier, from Latin auctōrizō. Doublet of authorize.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: octroy, octroyer, otroiier, auctōrizō

Inflected Forms

octroys (present, singular) octroying (participle, present) octroyed (participle, past) octroyed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

octroi

Questions

What does octroy mean?: To grant (a privilege etc, by a government etc).
Where does octroy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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