tributary
2
9.1
Paying money or goods to a stronger country to show the country is in control
- adjective
- /ˈtrɪb.jə.ter.i/
- Archaic
:
tributario
- Throughout history, tributary states have often been required to pay tribute to their conquerors.
Examples
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The tributary nations sent gifts to the emperor as a sign of their loyalty.
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The king demanded that his tributary regions show their allegiance through regular offerings.
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Let's shift to the next big tributary, which is post colonial theory and you talk about Edward Saeed, New York zone, Columbia zone.
Synonyms
27
8.0
Feeling that you should repay someone for their help
is a formal political payment indicating dependence rather than personal gratitude
feudatory
vstributary
9.9
Relating to a system where people owe loyalty to a lord
is broader, meaning tribute payment showing dependence not limited to feudal allegiance
Antonyms
How Dependent
colony
226
3.3
226
3.3
vassal
6
9.9
6
9.9
tributary
2
9.1
- Archaic
2
9.1
clientage
- Archaic
allied
102
4.3
102
4.3
independent
141
2.8
141
2.8
Surface Forms
tributary positive
Morphology
Etymology
Tributary shares its root with tribute, from a Latin word meaning 'to give' or 'payment'. So a 'tributary' state is one that must 'give' goods or money to a stronger power, which is why the word means 'paying tribute' or being dependent.