an act, gift, or formal statement done or given as a demonstration of respect, gratitude, or affection
evidence of the worth or effectiveness of something specified
was a tribute to their good sense
a payment formerly made by one ruler or nation to another, in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of protection
the tax levied for such a payment
in feudal society, a payment in money or kind made by a vassal to his lord as a sign of allegiance or homage
any charge levied by a person or group that has power over another or others
[Latin tributum from tribuere to allot, bestow, or grant, orig ‘to distribute between tribes’, from tribus: see tribe]