What is a tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls. [Written also octroy.] called?
octroi — A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls. [Written also octroy.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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