octroi

Meanings

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

Etymology

Borrowed from French octroi, from Middle French octroy, alteration of Old French otroi, from otroier (“to grant”), from Late Latin auctōrizāre.