Tributary
noun, plural tributaries.
1.
a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water.
2.
a person or nation that pays tribute in acknowledgment of subjugation or the like.
adjective
3.
(of a stream) flowing into a larger stream or other body of water.
4.
furnishing subsidiary aid; contributory.
5.
paying or required to pay tribute.
6.
paid as tribute.
7.
subject; subordinate:
a tributary nation.
noun (pl) -taries
1.
a stream, river, or glacier that feeds another larger one
2.
a person, nation, or people that pays tribute
adjective
3.
(of a stream, etc) feeding a larger stream
4.
given or owed as a tribute
5.
paying tribute
tributary
(trĭb’yə-těr’ē)
A stream that flows into a river, a larger stream, or a lake.
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