Tribute Definition
To pay as tribute.
Other Word Forms of Tribute
Noun
Origin of Tribute
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From Middle English, from Old French tribut, from Latin tributum (“tribute, literally 'a thing contributed or paid'"), neuter of tributus, past participle of tribuere (“to assign, allot, grant, give, bestow, etc."), usually derived, from tribus (“tribe"); see tribe.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English tribut from Old French from Latin tribūtum from neuter past participle of tribuere to pay, distribute from tribus tribe tribe
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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