<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>plural octrois</li><li>(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city</li><li>the place at which such a tax is collected</li><li>the officials collecting it</li><li>the act of a sovereign in granting to subjects a constitution or other charter</li></ul>