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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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boon
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu?n/
- Rhymes: -u?n
Etymology 1
From Middle English boon (“prayer”), from Old Norse bón (“prayer, petition”), from Proto-Germanic *b?niz (“supplication”), influenced by boon (“good, favorable”, adj). Doublet of ben; see there for more.
Noun
boon (plural boons)
- (obsolete) A prayer; petition.
- (archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.
- 1881, The Bible (English Revised Version), James 1:17:
- Every good gift and every perfect boon is from above [...]
- 1872, James De Mille, The Cryptogram:[1]
- I gave you life. Can you not return the boon by giving me death, my lord?
- 1881, The Bible (English Revised Version), James 1:17:
- A good thing; a blessing or benefit; a thing to be thankful for.
- (Britain, dialectal) An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.
Synonyms
- (a thing received) See gift and favor
- (a good thing) blessing; benefit
Antonyms
- bane
Translations
See also
- boon and bane
- boon or bane
Etymology 2
From Middle English boon, bone, borrowed from Old Northern French boon, from Old French bon (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duonus, dvenos, from Proto-Indo-European *d?- (“to respect”).
Adjective
boon (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Good; prosperous.
- (archaic) Kind; bountiful; benign.
- Which […] Nature boon / Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain.
- (now only in boon companion) gay; merry; jovial; convivial.
- 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
- a boon companion, loving his bottle
- Episode 16
- ?No, Mr Bloom repeated again, I wouldn't personally repose much trust in that boon companion of yours who contributes the humorous element, if I were in your shoes.
- Les Misérables (musical), "Master of the House," second and third refrains, fifth line:
- (2) "Everybody's boon companion, / Everybody's chaperon"; (3) "Everybody's boon companion: / Give[s] 'em everything he's got"
- 1712, John Arbuthnot, The History of John Bull
Related terms
- bounty
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English bone (North), akin to or alteration of Old English bune (“reed”).
Noun
boon (uncountable)
- The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.
Synonyms
- shive, shove
References
Anagrams
- Bono, NOBO, Obon, noob
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch boon, from Middle Dutch bône, from Old Dutch *b?na, from Proto-Germanic *baun?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b???n/
Noun
boon (plural bone, diminutive boontjie)
- bean
Descendants
- ? Xhosa: imbotyi (from the diminutive)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bône, from Old Dutch *b?na, from Proto-Germanic *baun?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bo?n/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): [bo?n]
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): [bo??n]
- (Netherlands)
- Hyphenation: boon
- Rhymes: -o?n
Noun
boon f or m (plural bonen, diminutive boontje n)
- bean
Hypernyms
- peulvrucht
Derived terms
- blauwe boon
- bonenkruid
- bruine boon
- cacaoboon
- kidneyboon
- koffieboon
- rumboon
- snijboon
- sojaboon
- sperzieboon
- tuinboon
- witte boon
Descendants
- Afrikaans: boon
- ? Xhosa: imbotyi (from the diminutive)
- ? Indonesian: buncis (from the diminutive plural)
- ? Javanese: buncis (from the diminutive plural)
- ? Papiamentu: bonchi (from the diminutive)
- ? Sranan Tongo: bonki (from the diminutive)
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bo?n/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Norse bón, from Proto-Germanic *b?niz.
Alternative forms
- bone
Noun
boon (plural boons or boonen)
- prayer, supplication, request
- boon, bonus
Descendants
- English: boon
- Scots: boon
Etymology 2
From Old English b?n.
Noun
boon (plural boons)
- Alternative form of bon
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Old Northern French boon, from Old French bon (“good”).
Alternative forms
- bone
Adjective
boon
- good
Descendants
- English: boon
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