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allotment
English
Etymology
From Old French alotement (modern French allotement).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??l?t.m?nt/
Noun
allotment (countable and uncountable, plural allotments)
- The act of allotting.
- 2007, Ruth Chambers, Kay Mohanna, David Wall, How to Succeed as a Leader
- You will achieve more in designated sessions of quiet uninterrupted periods than in a longer allotment of time broken up by various activities.
- 1873, Henry Sumner Maine, The early history of the property of married women
- The allotment of particular names to special ideas which gradually disengage themselves from a general idea is apparently determined by accident.
- 2007, Ruth Chambers, Kay Mohanna, David Wall, How to Succeed as a Leader
- Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed
- 1906, Thomas William Shore, Origin of the Anglo-Saxon Race Chapter 9
- Similar customs prevailed in a part of Friesland, the most notable of which was the ‘Jus Theelacticum,’ or custom of the Theel lands, doles, or allottable lands in East Friesland, not far from the mouth of the Ems. There an inherited allotment was indivisible; on the death of the father it passed intact to the youngest son, and on his death without issue it fell into the possession of the whole community
- 1906, Thomas William Shore, Origin of the Anglo-Saxon Race Chapter 9
- (law) The allowance of a specific amount of money or other credit of a particular thing to a particular person.
- 2013, Maxine Holsinger, The Life of Maxine Holsinger
- Maynard used to help before he got sick, but there was no income except what I brought in my allotment.
- 2013, Maxine Holsinger, The Life of Maxine Holsinger
- (Britain) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.
- 2015, Cathy Bramley, Ivy Lane
- The fallout of this unexpected turn of events was that it was Saturday morning, the first day of the Easter holidays, before the thought of my allotment even entered my head. Goodness only knew how big my carrots were going to be by the time I got round there!
- 2015, Cathy Bramley, Ivy Lane
Translations
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tribute
English
Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Old French tribut, from Latin tributum (“tribute”, literally “a thing contributed or paid”), neuter of tributus, past participle of tribuere (“to assign, allot, grant, give, bestow, etc.”), usually derived, from tribus (“tribe”). See tribe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t??bju?t/
Noun
tribute (countable and uncountable, plural tributes)
- An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.
- 1751, Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
- the passing tribute of a sigh
- An homage made in a body of work to another work or creator.
- 1751, Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
- A payment made by one nation to another in submission.
- Extortion; protection money.
- A payment made by a feudal vassal to his lord.
- (mining) A certain proportion of the mined ore, or of its value, given to the miner as payment.
- 1778, William Pryce, Mineralogia Cornubiensis: A Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and Mining […]
- The setting of a Copper Mine upon tribute , has this difference : the Tributor is at the sole expence of digging , raising , and dressing , all the Ore that can be made merchantable
- 1852-1866, Charles Tomlinson, Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts and Manufactures
- Tut-work is also employed upon the lode itself, though from the advantages generally considered to arise from the tribute system […]
- 1778, William Pryce, Mineralogia Cornubiensis: A Treatise on Minerals, Mines, and Mining […]
Synonyms
- heriot
Related terms
- tribe
- tribal
- tributary
Translations
Verb
tribute (third-person singular simple present tributes, present participle tributing, simple past and past participle tributed)
- (transitive) To pay as tribute.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Whitlock (1654) to this entry?)
Related terms
- attribute
- contribute
- distribute
Further reading
- tribute in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- tribute in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- burtite, turbite
Latin
Participle
trib?te
- vocative masculine singular of trib?tus
Portuguese
Verb
tribute
- first-person singular present subjunctive of tributar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of tributar
- first-person singular imperative of tributar
- third-person singular imperative of tributar
Spanish
Verb
tribute
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of tributar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of tributar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of tributar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of tributar.
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