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tribute 1. a. a payment by one ruler or state to another, usually as an acknowledgment of submission b. any tax levied for such a payment 2. (in feudal society) homage or a payment rendered by a vassal to his lord 3. the obligation to pay tribute How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Congress allocated $80,000 for tribute payment to the Barbary States; the next year Congress ransomed two American ships and their crews of 21 people from the dey (king) of Algiers for $60,000. The transformation of tribute payments from requirement of labor in Inca times to the requirement to provide goods and services and lastly, monetary payments based on the numbers of individual in each community, is analyzed well. |
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