octroy
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octroy
Where it comes from
From Middle English octroy, from Middle French octroyer, from Old French otroiier, from Latin auctōrizō. Doublet of authorize.
verb octroys · octroying · octroyed
- To grant (a privilege etc, by a government etc). 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.
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Talk about this word "octroy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/octroy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. octroy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/octroy "octroy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/octroy.Cite this
@misc{octroy_2026,
title = {octroy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/octroy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
