| Tributary (a.) Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the purpose of purchasing peace. |
| Tributary (a.) Hence, subject |
| Tributary (a.) Paid in tribute. |
| Tributary (a.) Yielding supplies of any kind |
| Tributary (n.) A ruler or state that pays tribute, or a stated sum, to a conquering power, for the purpose of securing peace and protection, or as an acknowledgment of submission, or for the purchase of security. |
| Tributary (n.) A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake |
| feeder / tributary / confluent / affluent a branch that flows into the main stream |
| conducive / contributing(a) / contributive / contributory / tributary tending to bring about, being partly responsible for, "working conditions are not conducive to productivity", "the seaport was a contributing factor in the growth of the city", "a contributory factor" |
| tributary paying tribute, "a tributary colony" |
| tributary (of a stream) flowing into a larger stream |