octroi
noun
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
octrois
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pluralof octroi.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In fact, Fregier describes the criminal industries which are called into existence by octrois, and which will disappear with the abolition of these absurd and unjust duties.
From Criminal Sociology by Enrico Ferri
The octrois of towns.—The poor the greatest sufferers.
From The Ancient Regime by John Durand
The sum total of the expenses of the Commune was about 46,300,000 francs, of which 16,696,000 were supplied by the bank, and the rest by the various services, the octrois yielding nearly twelve millions.
From History of the Commune of 1871 by P. Lissagary
Through this tax, and through to the previous action of customs-duties, tolls, octrois or monopolies, the State collects a certain percentage on the price of various kinds of merchandise sold.
From The Modern Regime, Volume 1 by John Durand
These, again, are evidently monopolies and octrois going back to the time when he was in possession of public authority.
From The Ancient Regime by John Durand
