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Webster 1913 Edition

Tribute

Trib′ute

,
Noun.
[OE.
tribut
, L.
tributum
, fr.
tribuere
,
tributum
, to bestow, grant, pay, allot, assign, originally, to a tribe, from
tribus
tribe; cf. F.
tribut
. See
Tribe
, and cf.
Attribute
,
Contribute
.]
1.
An annual or stated sum of money or other valuable thing, paid by one ruler or nation to another, either as an acknowledgment of submission, or as the price of peace and protection, or by virtue of some treaty;
as, the Romans made their conquered countries pay
tribute
.
Millions for defense, but not one cent for
tribute
.
C. C. Pinckney.
2.
A personal contribution, as of money, praise, service, etc., made in token of services rendered, or as that which is due or deserved;
as, a
tribute
of affection
.
Implores the passing
tribute
of a sigh.
Gray.
3.
(Mining)
A certain proportion of the ore raised, or of its value, given to the miner as his recompense.
Pryce. Tomlinson.
Tribute money
,
money paid as a tribute or tax.
–
Tribute pitch
.
(Mining)
See under
Tributer
.
[Eng.]
Syn. – See
Subsidy
.

Trib′ute

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tributed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Tributing
.]
To pay as tribute.
[R.]
Whitlock (1654).

Webster 1828 Edition

Tribute

TRIB'UTE

,
Noun.
[L. tributum, from tribuo, to give, bestow or divide.]
1.
An annual or stated sum of money or other valuable thing, paid by one prince or nation to another, either as an acknowledgment of submission, or as the price of peace and protection, or by virtue of some treaty. The Romans made all their conquered countries pay tribute, as do the Turks at this day; and in some countries the tribute is paid in children.
2.
A personal contribution; as a tribute of respect.
3.
Something given or contributed.

Definition 2024

tributé

tributé

See also: tribute and Tribute

Spanish

Verb

tributé

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of tributar.

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