trib⋅ute
–noun
| 1. | a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem. |
| 2. | a stated sum or other valuable consideration paid by one sovereign or state to another in acknowledgment of subjugation or as the price of peace, security, protection, or the like. |
| 3. | a rent, tax, or the like, as that paid by a subject to a sovereign. |
| 4. | any exacted or enforced payment or contribution. |
| 5. | obligation or liability to make such payment. |
