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octroyed

octroyed is the simple past and past participle of octroy.

Meaning of octroy

Verb

octroy (third-person singular simple present octroys, present participle octroying, simple past and past participle octroyed)

  1. To grant (a privilege etc, by a government etc).
    • This is only, as usual, making an individual the scapegoat of an epoch! It is given to no man to octroy the liberty of peoples.1848, Frances Wright, England, the Civilizer: Her History Developed in Its Principles

Questions about octroyed

What is octroyed the simple past and past participle of?
Octroyed is the simple past and past participle of octroy.

Words near octroyed in the dictionary

  1. octreotide
  2. octriptyline
  3. octroi
  4. octrois
  5. octroy
  6. octroyed
  7. octroying
  8. octroys
  9. OCTS
  10. OCTU
  11. octulofuranoside

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