tributio

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

trĭbūtĭo: ōnis, f. tribuo.
I A dividing, distributing, distribution (very rare): hanc ἰσονομίαν appellat Epicurus, id est aequabilem tributionem, * Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 50: tributio fit pro ratā ejus, quod cuique debetur, Dig. 14, 4, 5 fin.—
II A contributing, paying of tribute, Dig. 2, 14, 52; 50, 4, 18.