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tribute

noun
/ˈtɹɪbjuːt/

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From Middle English tribut (14th c.), from Middle French tribut, from Latin tributum (“tribute”, literally “a thing contributed or paid”), past participle of tribuere (“to assign, allot”), usually derived from tribus (“tribe”, which see).

  1. derived from tributum — “tribute”
  2. derived from tribut
  3. inherited from tribut

Definitions

  1. An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration

    An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.

    • Please accept this as a tribute of our thanks.
    • the passing tribute of a sigh

  2. A payment made by one nation to another in submission.

    • The Ancient Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.

  3. Extortion

    Extortion; protection money.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.

    2. A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.

      • The setting of a Copper Mine upon tribute , has this difference : the Tributor is at the sole expence of digging , raising , and dressing , all the Ore that can be made merchantable
      • 1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures Tut-work is also employed upon the lode itself, though from the advantages generally considered to arise from the tribute system […]

    3. Ellipsis of cum tribute.

    4. To pay as tribute.

      • Amorous Trifler, that spendeth[…]his Afternoones in discourse with Paint, or Lust, tributing most precious Minutes, to the Scepter of a Fanne.

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Derived

cum tribute, I volunteer as tribute, tribute act, tribute band, tribute money, tribute wall

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at tribute. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01tribute02submission03submitting04submissive05passive06voice07mouth08tributary

A definitional loop anchored at tribute. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at tribute

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA