| Tributary (tributary) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Trib"u*ta*ry |
| [OE. tributaire,
F. tributaire, L. tributarius. See Tribute.] |
Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion,
as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the
purpose of purchasing peace.
Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior.
Paid in tribute.
Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form
or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.;
contributing; as, the Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself
tributary to the Mississippi.
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| Tributary (tributary) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Trib"u*ta*ry |
| ; pl.
Tributaries ((?)). |
A ruler or
state that pays tribute, or a stated sum, to a conquering power, for the
purpose of securing peace and protection, or as an acknowledgment of
submission, or for the purchase of security.
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or
into a lake; an affluent.
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