tributaire

French

Etymology

From tribut +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

tributaire (plural tributaires)

1. tributary

Noun

tributaire m or f by sense (plural tributaires)

1. tributary (someone paying tribute, or in general subordinate to someone else)

Noun

tributaire m (plural tributaires)

1. tributary (a stream flowing into a larger river or other body of water)

Further reading

• “tributaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.