Толковый словарь английского языка - tributary
Tributary
tributary
I. adjective Date: 14th century paying tribute to another to acknowledge submission, to obtain protection, or to purchase peace ; subject , paid or owed as tribute , channeling material or supplies into something more inclusive ; contributory , II. noun (plural -taries) Date: 14th century a ruler or state that pays tribute to a conqueror, a stream feeding a larger stream or a lake
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n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake. 2 hist. a person or State paying or subject to tribute. --adj. 1 (of a river etc.) that is a tributary. 2 hist. a paying tribute. b serving as tribute. Derivatives tributarily adv. tributariness n. Etymology: ME f. L tributarius (as TRIBUTE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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