octroy
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.
Where it comes from
From Middle English octroy, from Middle French octroyer, from Old French otroiier, from Latin auctōrizō. Doublet of authorize.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry octroy (CC BY-SA 4.0).