octroyer

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octroyer

\ɔk.tʁwa.je\
[ɔk.t̪ʁ̥wa.je] France (Lyon)

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En ancien français otroier, du latin auctorizare. Doublet de autoriser.

verb octroyer · avoir octroyé · en octroyant · en ayant octroyé · octroyant · octroyé

Concéder, accorder comme une faveur. La démocrate américaine Catherine Cortez Masto a remporté, samedi, l’État du Nevada, octroyant à son parti 50 sénateurs sur 100.

In English

grant to bestow or confer, with or without compensation, particularly in answer to pra
octroy to grant a privilege

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"octroyer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/octroyer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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octroyer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/octroyer

Chicago

"octroyer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/octroyer.

BibTeX

@misc{octroyer_2026,
  title = {octroyer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/octroyer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}