tribute

The definition of a tribute refers to a statement or actions honoring someone or something.

(noun)

An example of a tribute is a dinner hosted to honor a person and give him an award.

See tribute in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. a regular payment of money, etc., made by one ruler or nation to another as acknowledgment of subjugation, for protection from invasion, etc.
2. a tax levied for this
under feudalism,
1. a tax paid by a vassal to an overlord
2. the obligation to make such a payment
any forced payment or contribution, as through bribery, or the need to make this
something given, done, or said, as a gift, testimonial, etc., that shows gratitude, respect, honor, or praise

Origin: ME tribut < MFr < L tributum, neut. of tributus, pp. of tribuere, to assign, allot, pay < tribus, Roman tribal division: see tribe

See tribute in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration: put up a plaque as a tribute to his generosity.
Evidence attesting to some praiseworthy quality or characteristic: Winning the scholarship was a tribute to her hard work.
a. A payment in money or other valuables made by one ruler or nation to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of protection or security.
b. A tax imposed for such payment.
Any payment exacted for protection.
a. A payment or tax given by a feudal vassal to an overlord.
b. The obligation to make such a payment.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English tribut

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin tribūtum

Origin: , from neuter past participle of tribuere, to pay, distribute

Origin: , from tribus, tribe; see tribe

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