Tribute
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TRIBUTE. A contribution which is sometimes raised by the sovereign from his subject, to sustain the expenses of the state. It is also a sum of money paid by one nation to another under some pretended right. Wolff, Sec. 1145.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.