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octroying

octroying is the present participle and gerund 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 octroying

What is octroying the present participle and gerund of?
Octroying is the present participle and gerund of octroy.

Words near octroying in the dictionary

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

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