tribute

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Something said, done, or given to show respect or admiration.

   The concert was a tribute to the late singer.

2. 2
   noun

   A payment made by one country or ruler to another as a sign of submission.

   Conquered nations had to pay tribute to Rome.

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).

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