Associations to the word «Octroi»

Wiktionary

OCTROI, noun. (historical) A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, such as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession.
OCTROI, noun. (historical) A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls.

Dictionary definition

OCTROI, noun. A tax on various goods brought into a town.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King