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tribut

Pronunciation: /tʁi.by/

“tribut” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. tribute (payment made from one state to another as a sign of submission)
  2. tribute (acknowledgement of gratitude)

In French

  1. Contribution périodique qu’un État impose à un peuple vaincu comme signe de la dépendance.
  2. Ce qu’on est obligé d’accorder, de faire, de supporter.
  3. Ce qui est apporté.

Etymology

From Middle French tribut (15th c.), learned alteration of Old French treü (12th c.), itself either inherited or early borrowed from Latin tribūtus. Forms such as trebu (14th c.) show that the relatinization was a gradual process.

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