ˈäkˌtrȯi, (ˈ)äk|trwä noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from octroyer
1. : a concession or privilege granted by an absolute sovereign and serving as a limitation on his authority
2.
a. : a tax on commodities brought into a town or city especially in certain European countries : a municipal customs
b. : the agency for collecting such a tax or the city entrance at which it is collected